February 02, 2023
Nigeria: 'Nothing Under This Government' - Fact-Checking Five Claims About Record of Nigeria's Governing APC Party
Sam Ohuabunwa, a key member of Nigeria's main opposition PDP party, gave a scathing review of outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari's administration. Did he get his facts right? Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's APC Campaign Spokesperson Festus Keyamo Did Not Say Two Presidential Candidates Should Step Down for Each Other
IN SHORT: According to a quote posted on social media, the spokesperson of Nigeria's ruling party, Festus Keyamo, said two of the front-runners in the upcoming presidential… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: No Evidence Daughter of Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar Said Father Would 'Deal With' Disgruntled Rivers State Governor
IN SHORT: Threatening remarks have been attributed to Hauwa Atiku-Uwais, daughter of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition People's Democratic Party and a… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Governing Party Spokesperson Festus Keyamo Didn't Say Rival Candidate Peter Obi 'Will Turn the Country Around'
IN SHORT: The race for Nigeria's presidency is tight with the February election only weeks away. So it would be unusual for one camp to praise a rival, as Facebook posts claim. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike Didn't Threaten to Expose 'Secret' Behind Biafra Leader's Detention
IN SHORT: Facebook posts claim that secessionist leader Nnamdi Kanu declined to do the Nigerian government's bidding, which is why he remains under guard. But the governor quoted… Read more »
Kenya: Wiper Party Leader Musyoka Said He'd Stop Attending Opposition Azimio Coalition Rallies? No, Graphic Not By NTV Kenya
IN SHORT: Broadcaster NTV Kenya didn't produce the widely shared graphic that falsely quotes Kalonzo Musyoka, the leader of the Wiper party, as saying he "won't attend any Azimio… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Former International Footballer Nwankwo Kanu Hasn't Endorsed Any Candidate in Nigeria's 2023 Presidential Election
IN SHORT: Nwankwo Kanu and other former international footballers from Nigeria did help celebrate Bola Tinubu's 70th birthday last year. But the one-time Arsenal star hasn't… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Presidential Candidate Obi Didn't Say He Pulled 439 Million Nigerians Out of Poverty
In a barely audible 13-second video circulating on Facebook, Peter Obi appears to say he has pulled 439 million Nigerians out of poverty. Obi is the Labour Party candidate in… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: No, Prime Minister of Niger Didn't Lecture Kenyan President At Dakar Summit - Heavily Shared Clip Manipulated
A video posted on TikTok in late January 2023 shows Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, the prime minister of Niger, sitting next to Kenyan president William Ruto. Mahamadou appears to be… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Photo of Nigerian Presidential Candidate Obi Drinking Hero Beer Doctored
IN SHORT: The photoshopped image seems an attempt to turn northern Muslim voters against Labour Party candidate Peter Obi. Not only is he drinking beer - forbidden in Islam - but… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigerian Senator Abaribe Has Not Died
IN SHORT: Enyinnaya Abaribe is running for his fifth term in Nigeria's senate in the February 2023 parliamentary elections. And contrary to social media rumours, he's busy… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Kiambu County Governor Backs Controversial Dam Despite Residents' Opposition? No, Graphic Fake
IN SHORT: Tempers have flared in the populous Kenyan county of Kiambu over the proposed construction of a dam. But a national TV station did not report that the county governor had… Read more »
Kenya: No, Scam Facebook Group 'Hon Rachel Chebet Loans' Not Run By Kenya's First Lady
IN SHORT: Rachel Ruto, the wife of Kenyan president William Ruto, is involved in several social projects. But lurking on Facebook, dispensing loans, is not one of them. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Nigeria: Influencer Makes Misleading Claims About Presidential Candidates' Promises to Vote-Rich Northern Nigeria
A Twitter influencer compared the promises supposedly made by the three presidential frontrunners to northern Nigerians ahead of the 2023 election. We checked his claims. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Kenya: No, the Teachers Service Commission - Kenya's Largest Public Employer - Hasn't Appointed a New Boss
IN SHORT: The leadership of the Teachers Service Commission, one of Kenya's 10 constitutional commissions, is keenly watched. A claim that the agency has a new chief is false. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Didn't Profess Eternal Gratitude to Ruling Party Candidate Tinubu for Helping Him 'Set Up' U.S.$20bn Oil Refinery
IN SHORT: In elections in Africa, as across the world, money makes a difference. Having infinite resources would give a candidate an edge. But a quote allegedly by Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: No Evidence Nigeria's Benue State Governor Said He Withheld Workers' Pay Over Holidays to Stop Them Getting Drunk
IN SHORT: As Nigeria's elections near, politicians continue to be falsely quoted. One jarring statement attributed to governor Samuel Ortom is false. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Uganda: Beware Facebook Account Abusing Name of Uganda's Deputy Prisons Chief
IN SHORT: Five months after Samuel Akena was appointed as the new deputy commissioner general of prisons, a Facebook account with his name popped up. But it's not his. Read more »
Kenya: Ignore Scam Facebook Page Impersonating Governor of Kenya's Uasin Gishu County
IN SHORT: A Facebook page using county governor Jonathan Bii Chelilim's name offers low interest loans and free motorcycles. Don't fall for it. Read more »
Kenya: Fact-Checking Kenyan President Ruto's First Roundtable With Journalists
A few months into his first term, William Ruto discussed his administration with the media. But did he get his facts right? Read more »
Nigeria: No Nigeria, No Evidence Controversial Chair of Lagos Parks and Garages Said 'Non-Indigenes' Should Leave Lagos State If Ruling Party Loses the Governorship Election
IN SHORT: Nigerian social media is awash with fake quotes and misinformation ahead of the country's February 2023 elections. But if a quote is published with no details of when and… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Nigeria: Chair of Nigeria's Governing APC Party Said Country Needs No Transformation? No Evidence for Quote
IN SHORT: Outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari recently said Nigeria would see "overwhelming transformation" if his APC party's candidate was elected as his successor. That's at… Read more »
Kenya: Eighty Percent of Kiambu County Assembly Members 'Illiterate'? No, Viral Graphic Quoting Kenyan Governor Fake
IN SHORT: A poorly written quote in which Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatangi appears to rail against his opponents in the county assembly, calling them "illiterate", is entirely made… Read more »
January 11, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Info Minister Said Voters Only Interested in Freebies From Politicians? No Evidence for Quote
IN SHORT: A quote that has information minister Lai Mohammed saying Nigerian voters are only interested in handouts, and not in the governing party's record, is false. Read more »
Nigeria: No Evidence Nigeria's Governing APC Party Plans to Deny Northerners Access to Internet and Radio After Former President Backed Rival
IN SHORT: Nigeria's influential former president Olusegun Obasanjo has backed Peter Obi as his preferred presidential candidate in the upcoming elections. Now a false quote… Read more »