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Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Senior Lecturer in Media and Digital Studies and Deputy Head of School, Rhodes University

What gets fact-checked? How politics shapes the answer in four African countries

Every couple of years, the same false stories come back. A claim that an election was rigged before a single vote was cast. An old video of violence, stripped of its date and place, presented as breaking news.

For fact-checkers, this means repeatedly investigating claims they have already debunked, even as new false stories emerge. The work takes time, resources and access to reliable information, which aren’t easily available.

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