Ultra-conservative advocacy group CitizenGo circulated a petition with deceptive data claims
A Supreme Court of Kenya ruling meant to reaffirm the rights of queer Kenyans as guaranteed in the Constitution was ironically used to unleash unbalanced, politically-motivated homophobia, especially by...
Chauvinistic Narratives: Misinformation Against Kenya's LGBTIQ+ Community
By Tracy Bonareri
September 13, 2023 stands out as a landmark date in Kenya’s history, marking the Supreme Court's ruling in favour of the registration of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission...
This press release on Facebook, supposedly from the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), is FAKE.
The MCK is an independent national institution mandated to set and ensure compliance with media standards.
The 15 August 2023-dated statement is titled, “Derogatory comments made...
This Facebook post with a photo, supposedly of a Zimbabwean at a polling booth in the 23 August 2023 general elections, is FALSE.
The image is of a man wrapped in a towel being assisted at a polling booth.
The photo...
This Facebook post with a video purportedly of Wagner mercenaries flying into Niger is FALSE.
The post reads in part: “BREAKING: Video Footage LEAKED barely an hour ago is presumably the landing of the Il-76 military transport aircraft in Niger,...
This Facebook post claiming that retired footballer Augustine Okocha, alias Jay Jay Okocha, has been appointed Nigeria’s Minister for Sports is FALSE.
The 12 July 2023-dated post has Okocha’s image accompanied by the text, “Former Super Eagles midfielder Jay Jay...
This digital card on Facebook purportedly quoting Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga is FAKE.
The card has the branding of local media house TV47 logo and quotes Odinga castigating President William Ruto over graft in the country....
The image is of a cultivated volcano in Kisoro, western Uganda.
This Facebook post with an image of a crater on a landscaped hill surrounded by settlements, supposedly in Longisa, Bomet County, Kenya, is FALSE.
A watermark is visible at the...
The video is of immigrants escaping from a bus in Algeria.
This Facebook post with a video purportedly of Ghanaians jumping off a bus in Germany to avoid deportation is FALSE.
The post reads: “Ghanaians in Germany jumping off a bus...
This screenshot of a purported NTV Kenya post quoting Kericho Deputy Governor Fredrick Kirui telling Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to keep off the Londiani Junction accident investigation is FAKE.
“DP Gachagua must keep off the Londiani investigation process, his sudden...
