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Amidst protests being attended by tens of thousands of people in the UK in recent months, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that there is a growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule. A fact check by Kai Evans.
Elon Musk tweeted that ‘Lithium batteries are the new oil’ as an essential energy source of a cleaner, greener future. Is he right? A fact check by Kai Evans
A video showing an animal being roasted on a spit has brought vitriolic racist hate online, with commenters claiming it shows African migrants in Ireland roasting a dog. But the animal in the video is a pig. A fact check by Mary Alexander.
Are fossil fuel energy companies in the US receiving an unfair amount of criticism, despite investing in low carbon energy practices?
In the shadow of the most traumatic attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust and what Palestinian people are referring to as a ‘second Nakba’, Ciara Regan shares a three-point guide for educators and teachers looking to make sense of the latest and most extreme clash of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
What The Fact? Gary Lineker attends the training session at Fulham Football Club where refugee children take part on March 5, 2020. Photo by Hammersmith
From getting out to vote and entertaining two children off school due to it being a make-shift polling station, Ciara Regan reflects on international women’s day 2024.
Juan Acevedo-Ossa explores South Africa’s case against Israel as the latest example of its ability to act as a normative superpower, exceeding the great powers in shaping global moral discourse.
Join us for this online session Empathy in a Divided World led by Brighid Golden to discuss how educators can respond to the challenges of selective empathy, both for ourselves personally and with others in our different settings.
From food shortages to informants, eight evacuees talk about life in Russian-occupied towns
The United Nations Secretary General invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, but what is Article 99 and what does it mean, in reality?
De-growth in the Global North will not work unless it is done alongside reparations for the Global South
Maker Iris Zaki, a self-described liberal from Tel Aviv, wanted to get behind the politics of Israel’s controversial settlements in the occupied territories — so she moved there, temporarily, setting up an improvised cafe where she could chat with settlers from her own generation. The majority of interviewees were brought to the settlements by their parents, growing up as Israeli settlers gained a stronghold in the area. The conversations cover issues of animosity, morality, inequality, indifference and acceptance. This mini-documentary, “Natural Born Settlers”, gives an insight into the lives of Israeli settlers that grew up in the West Bank.
Africa has a wealth of resources in its people and natural resources yet social protection programmes have very low coverage and are underfunded – an animation by Afrodad
Children and adults from Fairtrade Certified coffee producing organization in Uganda explore what child labour from their perspectives
They are farmers. They were raised by farmers. That’s all they have known because that’s all they have done, generation after generation – an animation by Fairtrade Africa
Congo, maybe someone has already brought you back some stories, some sounds, some travel diaries. But what if there were more?
A short animated film by Alon Simone gives a lighthearted treatment to a serious subject: the devastating impact of Israel’s permit regime for Palestinian farmers with land across the Separation Barrier. Courtesy of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
Africa No Filter has developed a handbook for journalists and storytellers to equip them with the tools to write about Africa beyond stereotypical narratives
The 21st century has been hailed as the century of women. Yet a recent Google search shows just how much prejudice and discrimination towards women and gender equality persist.
For over two decades, Somalia has experienced some of the most difficult humanitarian crises in the world, including drought, famine and violent conflict – a short film by Mostaza Filmz and Trócaire
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