Fact-checks

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False; Africa Is Not Always Hot

There is a claim that Africa is always hot, so there’s no climate change emergency.…

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Fact Check: Have Warmer Temperatures Helped Agriculture In Africa?

A tweet  posted on April 24, 2023, was shared with us via WhatsApp, claiming that…

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Climate Change: Can Hemp Help?

We received a tweet through WhatsApp that claimed hemp could be used to combat climate…

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It Is False That Climate Change Has Not Impacted Sub-Saharan Africa

A WhatsApp user shared a screenshot of a claim saying that sub-Saharan Africa has not…
It’s misleading to say ecological problems in Africa are caused by overgrazing and deforestation, not climate change. 

A Whatsapp user shared a screenshot of a claim saying ecological problems in Africa are…
False. Floods In Kwazulu-Natal In 2022 Were A Result Of Climate Change.  

“Other countries have floods, but they have infrastructure to deal with them. In KwaZulu-Natal and…