A digital card shared on Facebook with a quote attributed to Kakamega Governor, Wycliffe Oparanya, is FAKE.
The digital card contains the branding of Kenyans.co.ke, an online Kenyan publication and is dated 24 May 2022.
The digital card also has Oparanya’s...
An image of what appears to be the cover of the US news weekly Time has been shared online in Kenya, with the headline “The Man Who Will Never Be President”.
The cover shows a photo of Kenya politician Raila...
“Gay affairs ring, Redhouse boss and Nick Ruto,” reads the headline on what appears to be the front page of the Standard, a Kenyan newspaper, circulating on Facebook.
The page shows a photo of Kenyan president-elect William Ruto’s son Nick...
A graphic circulating on Facebook attributes a controversial quote to Kenyan presidential candidate George Wajackoyah.
In it, he appears to suggest that he won’t participate in the presidential debate scheduled for 26 July 2022 if he has to debate with...
The governor only banned garbage mikokoteni from the CBD.
Facebook post claiming that newly-elected Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has banned mikokoteni (handcarts) from the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) is PARTLY FALSE.
“Governor Johnson Sakaja bans mkokoteni’s in Nairobi’s CBD, Sasa...
“UDA TWITTER PAYROLL,” reads the subject line on what looks like an internal memo from Kenya’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, circulating on Facebook.
The document, addressed to the finance director, is dated 24 August 2022. It says: “Kindly approve...
The Star, through its verified Twitter and Facebook platforms, flagged the newspaper cover as fake.
This Star newspaper cover with the lead story claiming that Supreme Court Judge Isaac Lenaola received $1.7 million from Uasin Gishu Woman Representative-elect Gladys Shollei...
The image dates back to 2018 and shows a fake lawyer arrested in Nigeria
A Facebook post with an image purportedly showing a Nigerian, who joined President-elect William Ruto’s legal team is FALSE.
The post reads: “Just in. Nigerian Igbo man...
A TikTok video posted on Facebook in August 2022 claims that Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has called out leaders who want to get into power by any means possible, including unconstitutionally.
In the video, Uhuru says mainly in Kiswahili: “Umesema...
“Treasury sanctions four Kenyan politicians linked to sponsored violence,” reads the title on what seems to be a press release from the US Department of the Treasury, circulating on Facebook as a screenshot.
It is dated 29 March 2023.
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