July 03, 2025
Kenya: Fabricated Front Page Claims Kenya's Standard Newspaper Called Its Majority Owner 'The Lord of Fake News'
IN SHORT: The Standard newspaper's genuine issue for 27 June 2025 reveals a completely different front page, with coverage of Gen Z protest deaths. The circulating front page about… Read more »
July 02, 2025
Uganda: Front Page of Ugandan Daily New Vision Calling President Yoweri Museveni the 'Worst Dictator' Is Fake
IN SHORT: A viral image, mimicking the weekend edition of Uganda's New Vision newspaper, calls president Yoweri Museveni the "worst dictator". But the front page is fake and should… Read more »
July 01, 2025
Kenya: No, Kenya's ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga Didn't Release Statement Condemning Police Brutality
N SHORT: In a document circulating online, Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga seemingly condemns a controversial police shooting during protests in the capital, Nairobi. But… Read more »
Kenya: Fake Media Statement Claims Shares in Kenyan Brewing Giant Eabl Suspended Over Ethanol Scandal
IN SHORT: The supposed press release claims the Capital Markets Authority has suspended East African Breweries Limited. But this is false. The brewer's shares remain active on the… Read more »
Kenya: No Evidence That Embattled Kenyan Top Cop Eliud Lagat's Son Killed a Person, As Widely Claimed Online
IN SHORT: Several viral videos and posts on social media wrongly claim that the son of Kenya's deputy police chief Eluid Lagat killed a man in Thome in the capital Nairobi. But… Read more »
July 02, 2025
Kenya: Kenya's Standard Newspaper Didn't Report That President Would Flee Due to 25 June 2025 Protests
IN SHORT: A front page that emerged ahead of the 25 June 2025 protests in Kenya claimed that the mass demonstrations would force president William Ruto to flee. But the front page… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Polling Firm Didn't Rank Trans Nzoia Governor Natembeya As Western Kenya's 'Kingpin'
IN SHORT: A graphic circulating on Facebook shows a May 2025 poll, allegedly conducted by Trends and Insights for Africa, that ranks George Natembeya as the most influential Luhya… Read more »
