The annual address was set against a backdrop of choppy regional and global waters. How did Ramaphosa fare with his facts?

IN SHORT: An old viral message has again been scaring parents on social media, with posts warning about a “type of crystal meth” called “strawberry quick”. Fact-checking organisations have been ...

IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim Tinubu has pulled Nigeria out of US stock markets and blocked oil sales to the US, among other actions. But the claims are false. According to social media ...

IN SHORT: A widely viewed reel on Facebook claims that drinking the dried seeds of the pawpaw fruit, also called papaya, can cure fibroids. But experts warn that such home remedies could be dangerous.

IN SHORT: US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders since he resumed office in January 2025. But a video of him on a podium, apparently saying the US would no longer issue visas to ...

IN SHORT: Online claims that Moniepoint was hacked and N1.1 billion (about US$730,000) stolen are false. Such unsubstantiated claims could destabilise financial markets and frighten customers. Nigeria ...

IN SHORT: US president Donald Trump has signed many executive orders since his inauguration. But there is no truth to the online claim that he ordered the sale of African leaders’ property and the ...

IN SHORT: After reports that Kenyan deputy president Kithure Kindiki criticized ruling party chair Cecil Mbarire for not protecting president William Ruto from being heckled, a graphic quoting Mbarire ...

IN SHORT: A video appears to show US president Donald Trump referring to former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua as a “terrible guy” and a “criminal” and is getting social media attention. But ...

IN SHORT: Just weeks after Kenya’s ruling party, the United Democratic Alliance, merged with the Amani National Congress, a graphic circulating on social media claims that the country’s main ...

IN SHORT: Nigerians be warned, these Facebook pages claim to offer quick loans, but they’re out to scam you. They use United Bank for Africa’s name to get your banking details, including your bank ...