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  1. Retweeted
    Jan 8

    [Right of Reply] The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World responds to our on whether half of men & a third of women in smoke (). Read it here:

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    Jan 7

    🏠 ’s President estimates the country has less than 500,000 mortgages, maybe only 200,000. But he’s completely off the mark with both figures.

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    Jan 3

    FAQ 1️⃣: Can you pass 's matric with an average of 30%? Find out here.

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  4. Jan 1

    And then there are those claims that make us bang our heads against walls.

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    We often ask our readers to forward us suggestions of claims to fact-check. But some claims push back. Here’s what we couldn’t check (yet) & why.
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    30 Dec 2018

    Does being single kill faster than obesity? Can you sue over an opinion poll? Just how much does Nigeria owe China? These are some of the claims we haven’t been able to check this year. Here’s why:

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    28 Dec 2018

    Last year, FB product manager Tessa Lyons told BuzzFeed News there would be a decline in 2018 fake news engagement numbers. and found the decline was marginal.

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  7. 24 Dec 2018

    Taking only landing rights, this has potential to cause discomfort to Ethiopian.

    Four African airlines plan to launch the first African Civil Aviation Alliance to break the stranglehold of Ethiopian Airlines on the continent and boost their fortunes through innovative ways.
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    19 Dec 2018

    ‘Editing each report I’ve become intimate with difficult but correct facts, unpleasant lies & strange hoaxes about the continent.’ Read about why makes this copy editor angry, but also hopeful, in her blog.

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    17 Dec 2018

    AFP has gone from just one to more than 20 fact-checkers and editors worldwide, from Mexico to South Africa and from Colombia to India.

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  10. 16 Dec 2018

    🚰 Nairobi will no longer get ‘free water’ from ’a, county governor Mwangi wa Iria said, claiming the capital city was making KSh10 billion from selling the water. But his numbers don’t add up.

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    14 Dec 2018

    Hey Tweeto! 👋🏾 You asked & we answered! It’s not a fake. It’s a picture of a substation near the Port Elizabeth International Airport. Read our to see what it looks like today:

    Could this be true? Stealing electricity at another level. We can’t live like this. No!! I hope this is fake.
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    13 Dec 2018

    This free, fact-checking training is open to journalists all over Nigeria. From , the workshop will cover methodology, best practice and more. Deadline Dec. 28.

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    8 Dec 2018

    Award-winning investigative journalist will put her skills to use in a new position. As an Fellow she’ll be working with + to spread fact-checking efforts to larger audiences in .

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  14. 12 Dec 2018

    Good read - Kenyan media can no longer bury its head in the sand:

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  15. 12 Dec 2018

    This is how 'made up' looks like.

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    5 Dec 2018

    No one can hope to an election as big as 's on their own. That's why has joined the new partnership, & why our Naija editor has been crisscrossing the country training dozens of journalists in .

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    5 Dec 2018

    🚭 Do half of men & a third of women in smoke, as claimed by an anti-smoking organisation? No, has far fewer smokers.

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    4 Dec 2018

    This is a great example of how to check if a story you see online is real or fake. Kenya editor for takes us through the debunk step by step here:

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    3 Dec 2018

    🇰🇪🇨🇳 President Uhuru Kenyatta () is celebrating an ‘80-fold’ growth in trade between Kenya & . But the trade is significantly skewed in ’s favour.

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    3 Dec 2018

    🚶‍♀️ have been forced to trek after authorities barred popular minibuses or matatus from the CBD. But is Africa’s most congested city as reported? There’s little evidence to support this claim.

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