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Viral execution claims about Botswana’s Lesedi Molapisi are false
CLAIM: Lesedi Molapisi, who was sentenced to death in Bangladesh...
Read MoreDon’t fall for it: no new teacher recruitment policy, PSC warns against WhatsApp message
CLAIM: There is a new policy of [teacher] deployment that...
Read MoreAggravated assault vs. rape: different definitions but same penalty
March is known as #WomensMonth because the International Women’s Day...
Read MoreTanzania’s Hassan did not assume office through popular vote
CLAIM: To date, 24 African women have served as heads...
Read MoreWeak vs. Worst: understanding the ZiG’s currency performance
CLAIM: It (the ZiG) is currently the worst-performing currency in...
Read MoreLimpopo River a shared resource: South Africa doesn’t buy Limpopo water from Zimbabwe
CLAIM: South Africa currently buys water from Zimbabwe that comes...
Read MoreDew Water: no Ebola, no deaths, just a hoax that refuses to die
CLAIM: Dew bottled water, which killed 180 people in Nigeria,...
Read MoreSickeningly sweet: sugar doesn’t directly cause diabetes, but…
CLAIM: Sugar does not cause diabetes SOURCE: Social media post ...
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