Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Financial Crimes Commission Did Not Arrest Former Minister of Aviation in April 2023

IN SHORT: Despite claims on social media, Nigeria's former minister of aviation hasn't been arrested in 2023 - the rumours hark back to an incident in November 2021. Read more »

Nigeria: No, Viral Photo of Tricycle Not Made By Nigerian Local Car Company Innoson

IN SHORT: Tricycles are popular in Nigeria, which is why a head-turning design would make news and be a feather in the country's manufacturing cap. Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Scam Facebook Account Impersonating Kenya's First Lady and Offering Loans

Sometimes our attempts to debunk false Facebook pages and fake loan offers feel futile. But when we spotted the same phone number used on a page we debunked just a week ago, we… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenya's Citizen TV Didn't Report That Governor of Kisumu County Anyang' Nyong'o Revealed His HIV Status

IN SHORT: A short-lived decision by Twitter to remove verification badges left many media organisations vulnerable to impersonation, before the policy was partly reversed. One of… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Supreme Court Hasn't Ruled in Favour of Peter Obi's Labour Party As Video Claims

IN SHORT: A video circulating on social media in Nigeria claims that the country's supreme court has ruled on a controversial petition to overturn Bola Tinubu's victory in the… Read more »

Kenya: Emaciated Victims of Kenyan Starvation 'Cult'? No, Photo From Uganda

IN SHORT: In a shocking story that has attracted international attention, the bodies of several members of a reclusive church have been exhumed in Kenya. But one photo making the… Read more »

Kenya: Doctored Video of Us President Joe Biden Supposedly Condemning Transgender Women Still Making the Rounds

IN SHORT: A supreme court ruling on freedom of association for the gay community has dominated public debate in Kenya since February 2023. But an altered video appearing to show… Read more »

Kenya: Is Former Us President Barack Obama Relocating to Kenya? No, It's an April Fools' Day Joke

IN SHORT: There is no evidence that former US president Barack Obama will move to Kenya in June 2023. The article was meant as a joke, but some social media users believed it. Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenya's Inua Jamii Programme Does Not Give Loans - Facebook Account and Page Fake

IN SHORT: Kenyan social media is awash with fake Facebook pages and accounts making bogus offers. This account and page are trying to profit by using the name of a Kenyan… Read more »

Africa: Are You At Risk of Catching Leptospirosis When Drinking From a Tin Can? No, Ignore False Warning

IN SHORT: The claim that dried mouse urine found on tin cans could infect people with leptospira has resurfaced on Facebook. But the bacteria that causes the infectious disease… Read more »

Kenya: Viral Screenshot of Tweet Targeting Kenyan Citizen TV Journalist Not From TV Channel but 'Parody' Account

IN SHORT: A snapshot of the effect of Twitter changing its verification policy was seen on Kenyan social media in April 2023, when an account impersonating Citizen TV tweeted an… Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Yet Another Imposter Facebook Page Offering 'Inua Jamii' Loans

IN SHORT: The Kenyan government aid programme Inua Jamii is frequently impersonated on Facebook, targeting the desperate and vulnerable. This page in the programme's name is… Read more »

Africa: Vaccines Do Not Cause Magnetism, No Evidence Government Is 'Secretly Injecting the Vaccine Into Meat'

IN SHORT: No vaccines - including ones against Covid-19 - cause the vaccinated to become magnetised, whether human or animal. And there's no government plot to inject meat with… Read more »

Kenya: No, Time Magazine Didn't Include Kenyan President William Ruto As One of 'The 50 Most Influential People in the World' - Cover Is Fake

IN SHORT: Every year US news magazine Time publishes a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. They didn't change their list to 50 in 2023, and they didn't include… Read more »

Kenya: Misleading Tiktok Videos Falsely Claim National Assembly Leader Has Apologised for Supporting Governing Party in 2023

IN SHORT: Videos on TikTok claim that Kimani Ichung'wah has apologised for supporting Kenya's governing United Democratic Alliance. Such a political development would be… Read more »

Kenya: Don't Be Conned By Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan President William Ruto and Offering Loans

IN SHORT: A Facebook page trying to profit off the Kenyan president's reputation as a "hustler" claims to offer loans through a government scheme that gives grants to the… Read more »

Kenya: Don't Be Fooled By a Facebook Account Pretending to Be Run By Kenya's Citizen TV News Anchor Rashid Abdalla

IN SHORT: An account in the name of a Citizen TV news anchor promises a reward of KSh150,000 - a substantial sum for many - but you have to pay to get it. This is a scam and should… Read more »

Africa: No Graphene Oxide in Covid-19 Vaccines, Pfizer Document Taken Out of Context

IN SHORT: We've seen many false and misleading claims about Covid-19 and the vaccines to prevent it since the start of 2020. The latest rumour about a vaccine ingredient, spreading… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian Presidential Candidate Peter Obi Hasn't Deleted Tweet Announcing His Resignation From Former Political Party

IN SHORT: There are claims online that Nigerian Labour Party candidate Obi is still a member of another political party, even as he challenges the February 2023 presidential… Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Scammers Posting Facebook Ads for Non-Existent Jobs At Kenyan Retail Chain Quickmart

IN SHORT: Quickmart employs thousands of people, which is why many Kenyans can believe it is expanding its workforce. Avoid these ads. Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Facebook Page Impersonating Kenyan Politician David Murathe

IN SHORT: A page in the name of the former Jubilee Party vice-chairperson has been posting wild insults on Facebook, of anyone from the Kenyan deputy president to international… Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Actor Ronald Ndubi Not Offering Promotions On Facebook, Beware of Imposter Account

IN SHORT: Another day, another fake Facebook page, this time in the name of popular Kenyan actor Ronald Ndubi. Ignore sham posts by this account. Read more »

Nigeria: Beware of Fake Link Asking Nigerians to Register for Post-Petroleum Subsidy Aid

IN SHORT: A link is spreading on social media in Nigeria, claiming to be to the registration portal for government aid recently announced by the federal ministry of finance and… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Opposition Candidate Atiku Abubakar Has Not Retired From Active Politics, 'Press Release' Fake

IN SHORT: The runner-up in Nigeria's February 2023 presidential election has hung up his boots, online claims would have you believe. He denies this. Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Facebook Account Impersonating Kenya's Citizen TV News Anchor Mashirima Kapombe

IN SHORT: A well-known media personality would be the perfect vehicle to target social media users with promotions. The impersonators posing as the popular Mashirima Kapombe know… Read more »