Case Study: Code for Africa achieves rapid refutation of misinformation with Meltwater

Code for Africa - Customer Case Study

Code for Africa is the continent’s largest network of civic-technology and data-journalism labs, with teams in 22 countries that build digital-democracy tools and run data-driven investigations to give citizens factual, actionable information. Faced with large volumes of social media data and slow, manual workflows for finding and debunking misinformation, the organisation needed a faster way to search multiple platforms, monitor conversations, and prioritise claims for verification.

They adopted Meltwater’s platform and mobile app to collect targeted social‑media data, receive instant alerts, and research narratives on the move. The result: faster refutation of false claims, more efficient workflows (no more manual CSV cleanup), and lower research costs—backed by responsive support from the Meltwater team.

Code for Africa

Allan Cheboi

Senior Manager of Investigations