July 13, 2023
Nigeria: No, Former Lagos State Top Cop Hakeem Odumosu Not Appointed to Lead Nigeria's Anti-Graft Commission
IN SHORT: Odumosu led the publicly funded anti-crime Rapid Response Squad and also chaired a special unit of the Lagos police. But online claims that he will chair the Economic and… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Corruption Agency Distances Itself From Social Media Posts Advertising Exam 'Past Questions and Answers'
IN SHORT: The ICPC says it has not published any past recruitment exams with answers. The documents circulating online may be aimed at scamming people. Read more »
May 31, 2023
Kenya: Did Kenya's Presidential Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed Resign Over 'Rampant Corruption' in Government? No, Ignore False Claim
IN SHORT: Following the recent resignation of a principal secretary in Kenya, false claims have been made on social media that other government officials have resigned. But Hussein… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Kenya: A Third of Kenya's Budget Stolen? We Checked Former Senator's Claim About Much-Travelled Corruption Statistic
Have Kenyan government officials been claiming for more than 20 years that a third of the country's budget is lost to corruption? And does Kenya collect more revenue than Uganda,… Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: No, People Eight People Arrested in South African Tender Fraud Case Aren't 'Democratic Alliance Officials'
IN SHORT: Two people who work for the Democratic Alliance-run Cape Town municipality were implicated in the fraud, but there is no evidence that they are "officials" in the… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Nigeria: Piles of Money? Facebook Video Shows Sculpture - Not Evidence of Nigerian Senator's Corruption
A video of a Spanish artist's sculpture - what seem to be massive stashes of cash, but are in fact hand-painted resin - has been used in allegations of corruption against… Read more »
August 03, 2022
South Africa: Jury Still Out On How Much South Africa Loses to Corruption Every Day
An opposition party claims that South Africa loses R800 million to corruption every day. But the number can't be verified, and appears based on an older rumour - itself… Read more »
July 11, 2022
South Africa: No, Dubai Police Haven't Denied Arrest of Gupta Brothers Wanted in South Africa - Statement Fake
"DUBAI POLICE DENIES THE STORY ABOUT THE ARREST OF THE GUPTA BROTHERS," reads the headline of a document circulating on Facebook and Twitter since early June 2022. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Kenya: No, Parliamentary Candidate From Kenya's Siaya County Didn't Admit He Was Held By Anti-Corruption Agency - Graphic Fake
George Jalang'o, a controversial candidate in the Gem constituency parliamentary seat race ahead of Kenya's August 2022 elections, was detained by the country's anti-corruption… Read more »