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 »
January 26, 2023
Kenya: Ignore Scam Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan President Ruto
IN SHORT: Another year, another Facebook page offering Kenyans loans in the name of a famous politician. Beware Kenyans, president William Ruto is not handing out quick loans on a… Read more »
Tanzania: No, Tanzanian President Suluhu Not Dead - Facebook Post Clickbait to Increase YouTube Views
IN SHORT: The leader of the East African country has not died, as a message on Facebook breathlessly - and maliciously - claims. Read more »
Kenya: No, Viral Photos Don't Show Former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary 'A Few Days' Before Recent Death
IN SHORT: George Magoha is unsmiling in the photos, and Facebook users are asking why "no one reached out to him". But the pics were snapped in 2019, not a few days before the… Read more »
January 24, 2023
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 »
Kenya: Ignore Scam Facebook Page Impersonating Popular Kenyan Preacher
IN SHORT: Prayers for cash? Pastor Ezekiel Odera can fill stadiums, so it's unlikely that he'd beg for money on a clumsy Facebook page that misspells his name. Read more »
January 20, 2023
Kenya: Beware of Suspicious Facebook Page Impersonating Popular Kenyan YouTuber
IN SHORT: Facebook is awash with misleading pages and posts offering quick loans to social media users. Unfortunately posts on a page claiming to be made by popular Kenyan YouTuber… 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 »
Kenya: Beware of Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan Digital Credit Provider
IN SHORT: Facebook users should be wary of offers that sound too good to be true. Unfortunately, what appear to be loans from digital credit provider Zenka Kenya are not… Read more »
Kenya: No, Kenyan Consumer Goods Giant Bidco Africa Not Hiring for These Positions, Job Ad Is a Scam
IN SHORT: As job seekers look for openings at the start of the year, they should steer clear of ads posted on social media claiming that Bidco Africa, a major consumer goods maker… 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 »
January 12, 2023
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
Kenya: Kenya's Naivas Supermarkets Hiring? No Jobs Ad On Facebook Is Fake
IN SHORT: Fraudsters often prey on desperate job seekers, which is why people looking for work should beware of a false ad on Facebook that claims the major Kenyan retail chain… Read more »
Kenya: No, President Ruto Did Not Urge Kenyans to Continue 'Killing Gay People' - Online Graphic Is Fake
IN SHORT: The killing of a gay rights activist has occupied public debate in Kenya in January 2023. But the country's president did not controversially call for the killing of gay… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Kenya: No, Kenyan Parliamentarian Keynan Hasn't Resigned - Letter Fake
IN SHORT: The resignation of Kenya's longest serving MP just months into a new term would be news. But Adan Keynan's supposed resignation letter is bogus. Read more »
Uganda: No, Makerere University Head Didn't Authorise Meddling in Election
IN SHORT: The chairperson of Makerere University represents the staff and alumni of the institution. A letter doing the rounds online, which claims management went all out in… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Kenya: KTN News Reports Kenyan Doctor 'In Danger' for Inventing Hypertension Cure? No, Clumsy Video Fake
IN SHORT: A video claims that a Kenyan doctor has invented a cure for high blood pressure and is so, for an unexplained reason, in danger. The video includes the logo of KTN News… Read more »
Uganda: Ignore Fake Tweet, Uganda National Exams Board Executive Didn't Say Form 4 Candidates Had Failed 2022 Exam
IN SHORT: Form 4 students in Uganda are awaiting their 2022 exam results with bated breath. A quote attributed to the examination board that they had all failed is mercifully a… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Oldest Man? No, Viral Photos Show Indonesian Man
IN SHORT: A series of photos doing the rounds on social media in Kenya at the end of 2022 are claimed to show "the oldest man in Kenya" celebrating his 146th birthday. But this is… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Kenya: No, Kenyan Senator Karen Nyamu Not Expelled From Governing Party, Set for Hearing
IN SHORT: Kenyan senator Karen Nyamu is no stranger to controversy, but claims that she has been kicked out of the ruling United Democratic Alliance because of an altercation in… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Kenya: No, Facebook Account in Name of Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto Out to Scam Users
IN SHORT: Beware of posts on Facebook claiming to offer loans to Kenya's vulnerable and poor in the name of the country's first lady Rachel Ruto. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Kenya: Ignore Twitter Account Impersonating Charlene Ruto, Daughter of Kenya's New President
IN SHORT: From complete anonymity, Charlene Ruto has shot to national prominence in recent weeks after a barrage of public engagements. But a Twitter account using her name is run… Read more »
Kenya: Ignore Twitter Account Impersonating Kenyan Health Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha
IN SHORT: A Twitter account in the name of Susan Nakhumicha, Kenya's cabinet secretary for health, is impersonating her. You are advised to steer clear of it. Read more »