South Africa: SA Teen Pregnancies Not Increasing As BBC Claimed
A BBC.com headline, claiming that teenage pregnancies in South Africa are increasing, is not based in fact. There is no evidence that teenage pregnancies in Africa are rising. Is the situation in South Africa any different? After Africa Check fact-checked a BBC.com headline earlier this year - which read "Why are teenage pregnancy rising in Africa?" - the British news organisation changed it to "Why are teenage pregnancies rising in South Africa?" We set out to determine if the new headline passed muster…