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 »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Opposition Politician Fred Matiang'i Has Not Quit Presidential Race - Viral Graphic Fabricated

No, Kenyan opposition politician Fred Matiang'i has not quit presidential race - viral graphic fabricated Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Anti-Corruption Agency Did Not Arrest Gachagua-Linked Judge and Lawyer Over Alleged Impeachment Bribery Scandal

Kenya's anti-corruption agency did not arrest Gachagua-linked judge and lawyer over alleged impeachment bribery scandal Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Peter Obi Didn't Say Soldiers Should Reject New Salary Increases

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim that politician and presidential aspirant Peter Obi urged Nigerian soldiers to reject the new salary increases until after the 2027 election.… Read more »

Kenya: No Evidence Kenyan Opposition Politician Matiang'i Has Hinted At Relocating to the Us If Defeated in 2027 Elections

IN SHORT: A graphic circulating on social media quotes Kenyan opposition politician Fred Matiang'i as hinting at relocating to the US if defeated in the 2027 general election. But… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Health Department Not Hiring 'Property Caretakers' - Ignore Facebook Posts Claiming Otherwise

South Africa's health department not hiring 'property caretakers' - ignore Facebook posts claiming otherwise Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Peter Obi Did Not Say He Would Visit Every Secondary School If Elected

Nigerian presidential hopeful Peter Obi did not say he would visit every secondary school if elected Read more »

Kenya: Fabricated Graphic Quotes Kenyan Opposition Politician Fred Matiang'i As Saying He Would Close Kisii State Lodge If Elected President

Fabricated graphic quotes Kenyan opposition politician Fred Matiang'i as saying he would close Kisii State Lodge if elected president Read more »

Nigeria: West African Exams Body Did Not Release List of Nigerian Schools Whose 2026 Exam Results Were Withheld

West African exams body did not release list of Nigerian schools whose 2026 exam results were withheld Read more »

Kenya: No, Doctored Image Does Not Show Kenyan Opposition Leader Kalonzo Musyoka Backing President Ruto for Second Term

No, doctored image does not show Kenyan opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka backing president Ruto for second term Read more »