About TruthAfrica

TruthAfrica is a collaborative initiative led by the Pravda Association, a leading Polish fact-checking and media literacy organisation, in partnership with Code for Africa’s iLAB, which investigates disinformation networks and influence operations that undermine democracy and fuel extremism. This collaboration enables systematic tracking of disinformation narratives, actors, and techniques across social media and digital platforms.

The project responds to growing scale of influence operations that exploit weak monitoring systems, societal polarization, and accountability gaps to shape public opinion and destabilize societies. TruthAfrica analyses, counters, and reports on disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) across Africa, combining rigorous journalistic standards with advanced media monitoring and data analysis tools.

Through investigations, data visualizations, and expert engagement, TruthAfrica raises awareness and informs policymakers and journalists. The project aims to strengthen resilience against foreign influence in an increasingly strategic and contested African information space. It also deepens understanding of how disinformation shapes societies and influences democratic processes.

By examining verifiable cases and their offline consequences, TruthAfrica provides evidence-based insights into evolving disinformation trends and demonstrates how online manipulation translates into real harm. It bridges African and European audiences by highlighting how global narratives shape local realities.

Focusing on countries that are particularly vulnerable to disinformation and strategically important to the continent, such as Nigeria, Algeria, Chad, Angola, Egypt, Uganda, and Zambia, TruthAfrica analyses the most consequential disinformation incidents, including campaigns targeting refugees, public health, and geopolitical alignment.