African Fact-Checking Awards open for entries

DEADLINE: JULY 14, 2024 — The African Fact-Checking Awards seek entries from journalists, journalism students, and professional fact-checkers across the continent.

The fact-check entries for the 2024 awards should conclude that a claim about an important topic, originating in or relevant to Africa, is either misleading or false.

The winners of the working journalist and professional fact-checker categories will each get a prize of US$3,000. The runners-up will receive $1,500. The winner of the student journalist category will be awarded $2,000, and the runner-up $1,000.

The awards have three categories, with one winner and one runner-up in each. The categories are: Fact-Check of the Year by a Working Journalist, Fact-Check of the Year by a Professional Fact-Checker, and Fact-Check of the Year by a Student Journalist.

The deadline for entries for the African Fact-Checking Awards is July 14, 2024.

APPLY HERE

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