August 08
Kenya: Kenya's Anti-Corruption Commission Has Not Summoned Activist Hanifa Farsafi - Viral Letter Is Fake
IN SHORT: As young Kenyans and activists plan new rounds of anti-government demonstrations, a letter seemingly from Kenya's anti-corruption commission summoning one of the… Read more »
July 26
Kenya: Old Photograph Used As False Evidence That Kenyan Governor Embezzled Stadium Funds
IN SHORT: A viral photo of a dilapidated shade has gone viral on social media, along with claims that money earmarked for a stadium has been embezzled by the governor of Garissa… Read more »
July 23
Uganda: Disregard Fake Daily Monitor Front Page Headlined 'Youths to March to Parliament in Protest Against Corruption'
IN SHORT: A front page allegedly from Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper is circulating on social media amid calls to march to parliament over corruption. But it has been… Read more »
June 21
Nigeria: Old Video Alert - Naked Women Protested Against 'Killings and Corruption' in Nigeria's Anambra State, Not Economic Hardship Under Tinubu Administration
Old video alert: naked women protested against 'killings and corruption' in Nigeria's Anambra state, not economic hardship under Tinubu administration Read more »
May 17
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Financial Crimes Agency Didn't Release a List of 58 Ex-Governors Accused of Looting Over N2 Trillion in Public Funds
No, Nigeria's financial crimes agency didn't release a list of 58 ex-governors accused of looting over N2 trillion in public funds Read more »
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 »