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We are an independent fact-checking platform. Our focus is to produce fact-check reports around electoral activities, issues in government, accountability in governance, climate and conflicts in Africa.
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FactCheckAfrica is an independent fact-checking platform, focused on producing fact-check reports around electoral activities, issues in government, accountability in governance, climate and conflicts in Africa, with research, data and technological tools.
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Article The Dark Side of Twitter Blue Tick: How X Premium Verification Fuels Disinformation, Notorieties, and Conflict
Mustapha Lawal Fake news spreads like wildfire, mostly by real people, on social media. The internet makes it super easy...
Features Feature: Rundown of FactCheckElections PEPT Reports
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