Dec 19, 2024 · Barbara O’Neill is no stranger to fact-checkers around the world, and Africa Check has previously debunked several health claims from the self-described naturopath.. The latest videos featuring O’Neill appear in a series of popular Facebook posts, including one from November 2024 circulating in South Africa, with over a million views at time of writing.

Dec 12, 2024 · The context. The videos refer to Wafula Chebukati, who chaired the IEBC during the 2017 and 2022 general elections.He was a controversial figure who received both strong criticism and praise from different sides of the political divide.. Kenya’s supreme court annulled the 2017 elections, leading to a repeat election.In the 2022 elections, four IEBC commissioners publicly disagreed with ...

Aug 15, 2023 · An interesting – or, more likely, disturbing – fact: this November will mark the 16th anniversary of load shedding in South Africa. The country has been experiencing electricity problems since November 2007, when the state-owned power utility Eskom began struggling to meet demand.At the time, then president Thabo Mbeki conceded that his government should have expanded capacity.

Dec 14, 2023 · IN SHORT: Many social media posts advise people to throw out vitamin B12 in the form of cyanocobalamin, often warning that it contains cyanide. But this common supplement has been extensively studied and is safe to use, unless …

Aug 5, 2024 · South Africa is currently experiencing a resurgence in cases of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox.These cases are part of a global outbreak which began in 2022. South Africa had only detected five cases of the disease, in 2022, until 8 May 2024, when a new case was found.. Africa Check debunked several false claims related to the disease when this outbreak began, as did other fact ...

Apr 12, 2024 · Russian president Vladimir Putin recently “opened an ancient box revealing that Jesus was black”.. At least, that’s the claim circulating on social media in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and elsewhere since late March 2024.. The claim includes a video divided into three frames. At top is footage of Putin at a table with …

Nov 29, 2024 · A video circulating on social media shows US president-elect Donald Trump apparently urging the Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob). Biafra is a region in south-eastern Nigeria. Its secession in 1967 sparked a 30-month civil war. Ipob is a group seeking the restoration of …

Dec 13, 2024 · In October 2024, a former chair of Nigeria's electoral commission, Prof Humphrey Nwosu, died. Nwosu chaired the National Electoral Commission (NEC), now known as the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), from 1989 to 1993 and presided over the historic annulled election of 12 June 1993.. But some messages circulating on Facebook in Nigeria claim that the current Inec chairperson ...

Aug 13, 2024 · Ovarian cysts and fibroids. The Facebook posts claim that the herbal extract cures ovarian cysts and fibroids.. Ovarian cysts are sacs that are usually filled with fluid inside an ovary or attached to its surface.. According to Mayo Clinic, ovarian cysts are common and most cysts will go away over time without treatment, causing little pain and discomfort. ...

Jun 26, 2023 · “Countries with the worlds largest penises,” reads the headline of a graphic circulating on social media in African countries and elsewhere in the world since mid-June 2023.. It lists 20 countries by supposed penis length, given in inches.. The top 10 in the list are: Ecuador in South America ; Cameroon in western Africa ; Bolivia in South America ; …