Kenya: Relax! Viral Video of Student Confessing - On Live TV - to Cheating in Kenya's National Exams Just a Tiktok Joke

IN SHORT: Just days after the school-leaving Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam results were released, a video that seemed to show a top-performing student blatantly… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Central Bank Hasn't Ordered Politicians to Give Old Banknotes to 'Poor Masses'

IN SHORT: A banknote redesign has caused jitters in Nigeria. But it's not true that the Central Bank of Nigeria claimed politicians had stashes of the old currency and demanded… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence That Okra Steeped in Water Will Help You Get Pregnant

IN SHORT: Okra is nutritious and has other health benefits. But there's no proof that it "boosts" ovulation, a natural once-a-month process where a single mature egg is released… Read more »

Tanzania: No, Tanzanian President Suluhu Not Dead - Facebook Post Clickbait to Increase YouTube Views

IN SHORT: The leader of the East African country has not died, as a message on Facebook breathlessly - and maliciously - claims. Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Scam Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan President Ruto

IN SHORT: Another year, another Facebook page offering Kenyans loans in the name of a famous politician. Beware Kenyans, president William Ruto is not handing out quick loans on a… Read more »

Kenya: No, Viral Photos Don't Show Former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary 'A Few Days' Before Recent Death

IN SHORT: George Magoha is unsmiling in the photos, and Facebook users are asking why "no one reached out to him". But the pics were snapped in 2019, not a few days before the… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Kiambu County Governor Backs Controversial Dam Despite Residents' Opposition? No, Graphic Fake

IN SHORT: Tempers have flared in the populous Kenyan county of Kiambu over the proposed construction of a dam. But a national TV station did not report that the county governor had… Read more »

Kenya: No, Scam Facebook Group 'Hon Rachel Chebet Loans' Not Run By Kenya's First Lady

IN SHORT: Rachel Ruto, the wife of Kenyan president William Ruto, is involved in several social projects. But lurking on Facebook, dispensing loans, is not one of them. Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Scam Facebook Page Impersonating Popular Kenyan Preacher

IN SHORT: Prayers for cash? Pastor Ezekiel Odera can fill stadiums, so it's unlikely that he'd beg for money on a clumsy Facebook page that misspells his name. Read more »

Africa: No, Weight-Loss Rings Sold On Facebook Just Another Scam, Like Other Magnetic Jewellery

IN SHORT: Despite presenting an overwhelming amount of information about what they're supposedly made of and how they work, rings sold with the promise of "weight loss" or health… Read more »

Nigeria: Influencer Makes Misleading Claims About Presidential Candidates' Promises to Vote-Rich Northern Nigeria

A Twitter influencer compared the promises supposedly made by the three presidential frontrunners to northern Nigerians ahead of the 2023 election. We checked his claims. Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Suspicious Facebook Page Impersonating Popular Kenyan YouTuber

IN SHORT: Facebook is awash with misleading pages and posts offering quick loans to social media users. Unfortunately posts on a page claiming to be made by popular Kenyan YouTuber… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Young Nigerian Became First Black Woman to Perform a 30-Minute Human Heart Transplant, With Her Studies Funded By Peter Obi

IN SHORT: There's no evidence that a young Nigerian woman, whose studies were funded by presidential candidate Peter Obi, was the first black woman to perform a human heart… Read more »

Kenya: No, the Teachers Service Commission - Kenya's Largest Public Employer - Hasn't Appointed a New Boss

IN SHORT: The leadership of the Teachers Service Commission, one of Kenya's 10 constitutional commissions, is keenly watched. A claim that the agency has a new chief is false. Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan Digital Credit Provider

IN SHORT: Facebook users should be wary of offers that sound too good to be true. Unfortunately, what appear to be loans from digital credit provider Zenka Kenya are not… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Consumer Goods Giant Bidco Africa Not Hiring for These Positions, Job Ad Is a Scam

IN SHORT: As job seekers look for openings at the start of the year, they should steer clear of ads posted on social media claiming that Bidco Africa, a major consumer goods maker… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Didn't Profess Eternal Gratitude to Ruling Party Candidate Tinubu for Helping Him 'Set Up' U.S.$20bn Oil Refinery

IN SHORT: In elections in Africa, as across the world, money makes a difference. Having infinite resources would give a candidate an edge. But a quote allegedly by Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Nigeria's Benue State Governor Said He Withheld Workers' Pay Over Holidays to Stop Them Getting Drunk

IN SHORT: As Nigeria's elections near, politicians continue to be falsely quoted. One jarring statement attributed to governor Samuel Ortom is false. Read more »

Uganda: Beware Facebook Account Abusing Name of Uganda's Deputy Prisons Chief

IN SHORT: Five months after Samuel Akena was appointed as the new deputy commissioner general of prisons, a Facebook account with his name popped up. But it's not his. Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Scam Facebook Page Impersonating Governor of Kenya's Uasin Gishu County

IN SHORT: A Facebook page using county governor Jonathan Bii Chelilim's name offers low interest loans and free motorcycles. Don't fall for it. Read more »

Kenya: Fact-Checking Kenyan President Ruto's First Roundtable With Journalists

A few months into his first term, William Ruto discussed his administration with the media. But did he get his facts right? Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Former Army Chief Danjuma Has Endorsed Obi for Nigeria's Presidency

IN SHORT: Nigeria's 2023 presidential election is just weeks away, and the false claims keep flowing. This time, it's a claim that prominent former army chief TY Danjuma has… Read more »

Nigeria: No Nigeria, No Evidence Controversial Chair of Lagos Parks and Garages Said 'Non-Indigenes' Should Leave Lagos State If Ruling Party Loses the Governorship Election

IN SHORT: Nigerian social media is awash with fake quotes and misinformation ahead of the country's February 2023 elections. But if a quote is published with no details of when and… Read more »

Africa: Yes, You Can Drink Too Much Water and It Can Be Lethal

IN SHORT: A viral post on Facebook suggests that you can do yourself serious damage by drinking too much water. And the warning is accurate - water intoxication can lead to… Read more »

Africa: Beware Fraudsters Using Photos of Sick and Disabled People to Scam 'Donations'

IN SHORT: Scammers often appeal to our emotions to con us out of money - the desperation of job seekers or the compassion we feel for the suffering of others. Personal Facebook… Read more »