Racist rant attributed to Trump is a recycled claim also tied to other leaders in the past

Published on 29/07/2020 at 12:47

Hundreds of new and old Facebook posts shared thousands of times in Africa have credited US President Donald Trump with a rambling “speech” full of racist remarks about Africans and Arabs. AFP Fact Check found the content has also circulated elsewhere over the years and has been attributed to other world leaders, including former apartheid president PW Botha whose 1985 “Rubicon” speech seems to have been the basis for various versions of the hoax.

Not all of the images are related to the global influenza outbreak a century ago

Updated on 19/06/2020 at 20:00

This image was staged by a photography student in Saudi Arabia

Published on 09/03/2020 at 16:15

Experts say that geckos pose no threat to people

Published on 05/03/2020 at 16:58

Social media claims about Zambia gas attacks linked to riots, lynchings

Updated on 28/02/2020 at 15:02

No, a list described as rules for children they won’t find in school did not come from Bill Gates

Published on 19/02/2020 at 15:41

This viral video shows a high-school initiation in South Africa

Updated on 07/02/2020 at 17:26

No, this picture shows a newborn in the arms of her great-grandmother

Published on 29/01/2020 at 12:22

No, these are not African slaves at a market in Libya

Published on 13/01/2020 at 18:54