South Africa: South Africa Did Not Spend R17 Billion On Deportations in Two Years - Error Still Circulating Despite Corrected News Article

South Africa did not spend R17 billion on deportations in two years - error still circulating despite corrected news article Read more »

Kenya: Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Has Not Alleged That He's Been Poisoned - Viral Graphic Fabricated

IN SHORT: A graphic quoting former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua as alleging that he might have been poisoned is circulating on social media. However, the claim is… Read more »

Kenya: Photo Showing Kenya's Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen in a Balaclava and Holding Rifle Is Doctored

IN SHORT: An image circulating on Facebook appears to show Kenya's cabinet secretary for interior in a balaclava and holding an assault rifle in connection with by-election… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Polling Firm Tifa Did Not Publish Ranking of Homa Bay Woman Representative Candidates

IN SHORT: A graphic allegedly showing a Tifa poll ranking candidates for the Homa Bay county woman representative seat is fake. The poll does not appear on the research company's… Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Fake 'Citizen Digital' Graphic Claiming Former Kenyan Minister Najib Balala Died of Prostate Cancer

IN SHORT: A graphic claiming Kenya's former tourism minister Najib Balala has died of prostate cancer is fake. Balala dismissed the graphic, assuring the public that he was alive… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan President Did Not Promise to Jail Landlords for Collecting Rent If He Wins Second Term

IN SHORT: A news graphic allegedly from Kenyan media outlet Tuko claims William Ruto has promised that no Kenyan would pay rent if he wins a second term in the 2027 polls. But the… Read more »

Nigeria: Video Shows Ghanaian Officer Who Rescued Fire Victims, Not Nigerian Cop Who 'Killed Six Armed Robbers'

IN SHORT: Some Facebook posts claim that a viral video shows a Nigerian police officer who killed at least six armed robbers while protecting community members. But the officer is… Read more »

South Africa: 'Next Batch of RTMC Traffic Learnership' Posts Are a Scam, Says South Africa's Road Traffic Agency

IN SHORT: Videos claiming that South Africa's Road Traffic Management Corporation is offering learnership training have been circulating on social media. But they're scams. The… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Has Not Threatened to Expose President William Ruto's 'Dark Past'

IN SHORT: As Kenya readies for elections in 2027, a graphic quoting Kenyan deputy president Kithure Kindiki as threatening to expose president William Ruto's alleged involvement in… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence That Nigeria's Enugu State Governor Is Selling Four State-Owned Facilities

No evidence that Nigeria's Enugu state governor is selling four state-owned facilities Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Minister Kipchumba Murkomen Did Not Castigate Teachers for Allegedly Complaining Over Employment Letters

IN SHORT: A graphic quoting Kenya's interior minister Kipchumba Murkomen criticising teachers for allegedly complaining that employment letters are being sold is circulating on… Read more »

South Africa: Scam Alert - South African Police Service Not Offering 'Entry-Level Jobs for August 2026'

IN SHORT: Claims that the South African Police Service is offering entry-level jobs are scams. The police force advises social media users to seek job opportunities on its verified… Read more »

South Africa: 'Don't Fall for It' - South African Mining Firm Sibanye-Stillwater Not Advertising Hundreds of Jobs On Social Media

IN SHORT: Mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater is not offering hundreds of positions through Facebook posts and unverified WhatsApp numbers. The company urges job seekers to stick to… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan News Site Tuko Didn't Publish Article Claiming Opposition Secretly Wants Ex-Deputy President Gachagua Off 2027 Ballot

IN SHORT: An image of a news article going viral on social media, apparently from the news site TUKO.co.ke, reports that opposition leaders secretly want former deputy president… Read more »

Nigeria: Old Video Falsely Linked to Alleged Assault On Imam in Sokoto State, Nigeria

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts from August 2026 falsely claim a video shows young people assaulting an imam for campaigning for Nigerian president Bola Tinubu's Muslim-Muslim… Read more »

Kenya: Fabricated Graphics Used to Claim Kenyan Minister Kipchumba Murkomen's Marriage Is On the Rocks Over Politics

IN SHORT: According to graphics going viral on social media, Kenya's interior minister Kipchumba Murkomen's wife has threatened to quit her marriage over her husband's alleged… Read more »

Kenya: No Evidence That Kenya's Ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta Vowed Never to Forgive President William Ruto Over Alleged Fallout

IN SHORT: Graphics quoting former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta as saying that he will never forgive president William Ruto over their alleged fallout are attracting social media… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Governor Fatuma Achani Not Offering Inua Jamii Loans On Facebook

IN SHORT: Facebook accounts impersonating Fatuma Achani, governor of Kenya's coastal Kwale county, are advertising loans in exchange for registration fees. But Achani has… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyans.co.ke Didn't Publish Graphic Quoting Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen Ridiculing Kenyans Over Social Health Authority

IN SHORT: A graphic quoting interior minister Kipchumba Murkomen as ridiculing Kenyans over the state health insurer, the Social Health Authority, is going viral online. However,… Read more »

Kenya: Old Photo of Ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta and Incumbent Ruto Falsely Linked to President's Daughter's 2026 Engagement Party

Kenya: Old photo of ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta and incumbent Ruto falsely linked to president's daughter's 2026 engagement party Read more »

Nigeria: Old Video Used to Falsely Claim Supporters of Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Peter Obi Held a March in August 2026

IN SHORT: Social media users shared a video they claim shows an August 2026 "one million walk" for Nigerian presidential hopeful Peter Obi in Calabar, Cross River state. But the… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenya's Chief Justice Martha Koome Didn't Issue Letter On Alleged Attempts to Interfere With Supreme Court Case

IN SHORT: A document circulating on social media claims Kenya's top judge accused former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, former chief justice David Maraga and politician Kalonzo… Read more »

Nigeria: Photos Do Not Show Nigeria's Ruling APC Governors in Emergency Meeting After Osun State Election Defeat

Photos do not show Nigeria's ruling APC governors in emergency meeting after Osun state election defeat Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Election Official Joshua Ogunwole Not Arrested After Osun State Governorship Polls

Nigerian election official Joshua Ogunwole not arrested after Osun state governorship polls Read more »

Kenya: Fake Daily Nation Front Page Falsely Claims Kenya's Teacher Employer Will Promote Pioneer Junior Secondary School Teachers

Fake Daily Nation front page falsely claims Kenya's teacher employer will promote pioneer junior secondary school teachers Read more »