July 07, 2025
Kenya: Kenya's Standard Newspaper Didn't Report On Ex-Deputy President Gachagua Congratulating Young Kenyans After Violent Protests
IN SHORT: Days after the June 2025 protests by young Kenyans, an image resembling the front page of the Standard newspaper circulated online. It implied that former deputy… Read more »
July 04, 2025
Nigeria: US President Trump Didn't Say Nigeria's Leadership Poses Threat to Global Security
US president Trump didn't say Nigeria's leadership poses threat to global security Read more »
Uganda: Fake Tweet Claims Ugandan Car Owners Will Be Fined for Not Driving Twice a Week, but No Such Law Exists
Fake tweet claims Ugandan car owners will be fined for not driving twice a week, but no such law exists Read more »
Nigeria: Ilya Damagum, Chair of Nigeria's Main Opposition Party, Denies Plans to Defect to the Ruling APC
Ilya Damagum, chair of Nigeria's main opposition party, denies plans to defect to the ruling APC Read more »
Kenya: Ignore Fake Facebook Accounts Impersonating Kenyan Governor Irungu Kang'ata to Promote Bogus Loans
Ignore fake Facebook accounts impersonating Kenyan governor Irungu Kang'ata to promote bogus loans Read more »
Kenya: Ignore Fake Ad Asking for Registration Fee for Non-Existent Jobs At Kenyan Retailer Quickmart
Ignore fake ad asking for registration fee for non-existent jobs at Kenyan retailer Quickmart Read more »
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
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 »
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 »
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 »
July 01, 2025
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 »
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 »
September 12, 2013
South Africa: A Guide to Crime Statistics in South Africa - What You Need to Know
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will release South Africa's 2012/13 national crime statistics on 19 September 2013. This guide, produced by Africa Check in cooperation with the… Read more »
