April 28, 2023
Kenya: No, Photo Doesn't Show Suspected Cult Leader Attending Religious Ceremony at President's Residence
IN SHORT: In April 2023 Kenya was gripped by horrifying developments in the coastal county of Kilifi, where dozens of bodies have been exhumed, apparently members of a Christian… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Kenya: No, Photo of Kenya's First Lady Rachel Ruto At Prayer Meeting With Suspected Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Is Fake, Doctored
IN SHORT: Kenya has been gripped by horrifying developments in the coastal county of Kilifi, where dozens of bodies have been exhumed, apparently members of a Christian death cult.… Read more »
Kenya: Veteran Kenyan Politician Raila Odinga Appointed Security Company Chair? No, Impersonator Accounts Share Altered Image
IN SHORT: A claim that the former Kenyan presidential candidate has been picked to head an international private security firm is based on a doctored image. Read more »
April 26, 2023
Kenya: Is Former Us President Barack Obama Relocating to Kenya? No, It's an April Fools' Day Joke
IN SHORT: There is no evidence that former US president Barack Obama will move to Kenya in June 2023. The article was meant as a joke, but some social media users believed it. Read more »
Kenya: Emaciated Victims of Kenyan Starvation 'Cult'? No, Photo From Uganda
IN SHORT: In a shocking story that has attracted international attention, the bodies of several members of a reclusive church have been exhumed in Kenya. But one photo making the… Read more »
Kenya: No, Kenya's Inua Jamii Programme Does Not Give Loans - Facebook Account and Page Fake
IN SHORT: Kenyan social media is awash with fake Facebook pages and accounts making bogus offers. This account and page are trying to profit by using the name of a Kenyan… Read more »
Kenya: Doctored Video of Us President Joe Biden Supposedly Condemning Transgender Women Still Making the Rounds
IN SHORT: A supreme court ruling on freedom of association for the gay community has dominated public debate in Kenya since February 2023. But an altered video appearing to show… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Kenya: Viral Screenshot of Tweet Targeting Kenyan Citizen TV Journalist Not From TV Channel but 'Parody' Account
IN SHORT: A snapshot of the effect of Twitter changing its verification policy was seen on Kenyan social media in April 2023, when an account impersonating Citizen TV tweeted an… Read more »
Kenya: Beware of Yet Another Imposter Facebook Page Offering 'Inua Jamii' Loans
IN SHORT: The Kenyan government aid programme Inua Jamii is frequently impersonated on Facebook, targeting the desperate and vulnerable. This page in the programme's name is… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Kenya: No, Time Magazine Didn't Include Kenyan President William Ruto As One of 'The 50 Most Influential People in the World' - Cover Is Fake
IN SHORT: Every year US news magazine Time publishes a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. They didn't change their list to 50 in 2023, and they didn't include… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Kenya: Misleading Tiktok Videos Falsely Claim National Assembly Leader Has Apologised for Supporting Governing Party in 2023
IN SHORT: Videos on TikTok claim that Kimani Ichung'wah has apologised for supporting Kenya's governing United Democratic Alliance. Such a political development would be… Read more »
Kenya: Beware of Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan Politician David Murathe
IN SHORT: A page in the name of the former Jubilee Party vice-chairperson has been posting wild insults on Facebook, of anyone from the Kenyan deputy president to international… Read more »
Kenya: Beware of Scammers Posting Facebook Ads for Non-Existent Jobs At Kenyan Retail Chain Quickmart
IN SHORT: Quickmart employs thousands of people, which is why many Kenyans can believe it is expanding its workforce. Avoid these ads. Read more »
Kenya: Don't Be Conned By Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan President William Ruto and Offering Loans
IN SHORT: A Facebook page trying to profit off the Kenyan president's reputation as a "hustler" claims to offer loans through a government scheme that gives grants to the… Read more »
Kenya: Don't Be Fooled By a Facebook Account Pretending to Be Run By Kenya's Citizen TV News Anchor Rashid Abdalla
IN SHORT: An account in the name of a Citizen TV news anchor promises a reward of KSh150,000 - a substantial sum for many - but you have to pay to get it. This is a scam and should… Read more »
April 19, 2023
Kenya: No, Kenyan Actor Ronald Ndubi Not Offering Promotions On Facebook, Beware of Imposter Account
IN SHORT: Another day, another fake Facebook page, this time in the name of popular Kenyan actor Ronald Ndubi. Ignore sham posts by this account. Read more »
April 18, 2023
Kenya: Beware of Facebook Account Impersonating Kenya's Citizen TV News Anchor Mashirima Kapombe
IN SHORT: A well-known media personality would be the perfect vehicle to target social media users with promotions. The impersonators posing as the popular Mashirima Kapombe know… Read more »
Kenya: Did Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Apologise to President William Ruto for Demonstrations in 2023? No, Video Shows Event in 2018
IN SHORT: With the two leading candidates in Kenya's 2022 general election still at loggerheads, an apology from one of them, as claimed in a video on social media, would be… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Kenya: Kenyans, Don't Be Conned By Imposter Facebook Page Offering 'Inua Jamii' Loans
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April 13, 2023
Kenya: Don't Be Conned By Facebook Account Impersonating Kenyan Journalist Couple and Posting Fake Promotions
IN SHORT: We've been seeing many Kenyan Facebook accounts, fraudulently offering users cash under the guise of prominent Kenyans. Another account, this time pretending to belong to… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Lawmaker Linet Chepkorir Didn't Say Kenyan Government Will Print More Money to Pay Civil Servants and Settle Debts
IN SHORT: Many Kenyans are having to count their shillings and cents and civil servants are facing salary delays. But Bomet county women rep Linet Toto didn't suggest the… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Kenya: Beware of Facebook Account Impersonating Kenyan Actor Yasmeen Saiedi and Offering Promotions
IN SHORT: We've once again found a Facebook account in the name of a prominent Kenyan actor, promising quick cash giveaways. But, again, it's a scam account, impersonating a… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzanian President Makes Undiplomatic Remark About Kenyan Deputy President? No, Graphic Fabricated
IN SHORT: There is a trend of fake news graphics being shared on social media. One such graphic purports to quote Tanzanian leader Samia Saluhu dismissing Kenya's deputy president… Read more »
Kenya: Beware of Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga
IN SHORT: As Kenyans grapple with disruptive protests, a Facebook page has been making inflammatory statements in the name of Raila Odinga. It is not the opposition leader's… Read more »
Uganda: No Evidence of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's Tweets About Anti-Gay Law or Calling Us President an 'Idiot'
IN SHORT: An anti-gay rights law passed in Uganda has come under intense scrutiny. But an alleged row between its leader and Joe Biden has been trumped up. Read more »