Nigeria: Fact-Checking 2026 Independence Day Claims By Nigerian President Bola Tinubu

Fact-checking 2026 Independence Day claims by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu Read more »

Kenya: No Evidence Kenyan President Ruto and Ex-Deputy Gachagua Met in the US for Talks - Graphic and Article Fabricated

IN SHORT: A graphic and what looks like a newspaper article circulating on social media claim that Kenyan president William Ruto and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua met in… Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Fake Memo Announcing Temporary Closure of Masinde Muliro University

IN SHORT: A memo supposedly from Kenya's Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology directs students to vacate campus premises, citing the lecturers' strike. But the… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenya's President Was Not Issued an ICC 'Red Alert' As Claimed Online

IN SHORT: Following calls by Kenya's opposition for the International Criminal Court to initiate an investigation against President William Ruto over political violence, a viral… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Roads Agency Dismisses Claim That '80 Percent of Its Staff Is Foreign Nationals'

South Africa's roads agency dismisses claim that '80% of its staff is foreign nationals' Read more »

Africa: No Evidence Criminals Are Claiming to Test Blood Sugar for Free Only to 'Inject Victims With HIV' - Old Hoax Resurfaces

IN SHORT: A graphic circulating online in South Africa and Nigeria warns of criminals claiming to test blood sugar for free, only to infect people with HIV instead. But this hoax… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenya's Ex-Attorney General Didn't Accuse Nairobi Senator of Being President's Agent

No, Kenya's ex-attorney general didn't accuse Nairobi senator of being president's agent Read more »

Kenya: Fake - Kenya's National Exams Body Dismisses 2026 Ad for 230,000 Jobs

Fake: Kenya's national exams body dismisses 2026 ad for 230,000 jobs Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Fake 'Citizen Digital' Graphic Quoting Kenyan Governor Wamatangi As Dismissing War On Illicit Brew

Ignore fake 'Citizen Digital' graphic quoting Kenyan governor Wamatangi as dismissing war on illicit brew Read more »

Kenya: Disregard Fake Newspaper Front Page Claiming There Are Calls for Kenyan President Ruto and His Ex-Deputy Gachagua to Reconcile

Disregard fake newspaper front page claiming there are calls for Kenyan president Ruto and his ex-deputy Gachagua to reconcile Read more »

Kenya: Fabricated Newspaper Image Used to Claim Kenyan Governor Wavinya Ndeti Faces UK Jail Sentence

IN SHORT: A front page apparently published by the Daily Telegraph claims the Kenyan governor and her son face a UK money laundering case. But the newspaper front page has been… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Tea Agency Says Circulating Factory Bonus Payments List Is Fake

Kenya's tea agency says circulating factory bonus payments list is fake Read more »

South Africa: Scam - South African Retailer Pick N Pay Not Advertising Jobs Via Unverified Social Media Profiles - Use Official Careers Portal Instead

SCAM: South African retailer Pick n Pay not advertising jobs via unverified social media profiles - use official careers portal instead Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan News Site Citizen Digital Didn't Publish Article Claiming Dcp Leader Gachagua's Endorsements Triggered Defections

Kenyan news site Citizen Digital didn't publish article claiming DCP leader Gachagua's endorsements triggered defections Read more »

South Africa: #LGE2026 - Seven Claims From the DA's Election Manifesto Fact-Checked

#LGE2026: Seven claims from the DA's election manifesto fact-checked Read more »

Kenya: Kenyans, Beware Facebook Page Posing As Asset Finance Company Mogo to Offer Bogus Loans

Kenyans, beware Facebook page posing as asset finance company Mogo to offer bogus loans Read more »

Kenya: Scam Alert - Facebook Pages Posing As Asset Finance Firm Watu Offer Kenyans Products On Credit

Scam alert: Facebook pages posing as asset finance firm Watu offer Kenyans products on credit Read more »

Nigeria: Video of 'Tinubu Must Go' Protest in Nigeria Is From June, Not September 2026

IN SHORT: A video circulating online shows protesters calling on Nigerian president Bola Tinubu to step down in June 2026, weeks after the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oyo… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Interior Minister Murkomen Didn't Mock Deputy President Kindiki - Circulating Graphic Fabricated

Kenya's interior minister Murkomen didn't mock deputy president Kindiki - circulating graphic fabricated Read more »

Kenya: Disregard Fake Daily Nation Newspaper Front Page About Opposition Politician Edwin Sifuna's 'Rallies of Death'

IN SHORT: A front page imitating Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper and bearing the headline "Sifuna's rallies of death" is circulating on social media. But it has been fabricated. Read more »

Nigeria: No Credible Evidence for Claim That Pro-Biafran Leader Ngozi Orabueze Attended Peter Obi's US Meeting

IN SHORT: Social media users claim this image shows Biafra separatist leader Ngozi Orabueze attending a meeting with Nigerian presidential hopeful Peter Obi in the United States.… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara Is Not Governorship Candidate of the Young Progressives Party

IN SHORT: Photos of Rivers state governor Siminalayi Fubara have been circulating on social media alongside a claim that he emerged as the Young Progressives Party's candidate for… Read more »

Zimbabwe: No, Zimbabwean Mayor Jacob Mafume Didn't Warn Harare 'Could End Up Like Nigeria' If Tricycles Allowed to Operate

No, Zimbabwean mayor Jacob Mafume didn't warn Harare 'could end up like Nigeria' if tricycles allowed to operate Read more »

Kenya: No, Fake Kenyan Traffic Police Officers Weren't Arrested for Using a Microwave As a Speed Camera

IN SHORT: A Facebook graphic claims fake Kenyan traffic officers were arrested for using a microwave oven mounted on a tripod as a speed camera. But the image was altered from… Read more »

South Africa: What South Africa's Major Parties Are Promising Voters in the 2026 Local Elections

What South Africa's major parties are promising voters in the 2026 local elections Read more »