As Kenya hurtles toward the next general election on August 9, 2022, there is growing concern about the proliferation of digital influence operations polluting the electoral information ecosystem.....
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Spain-based CitizenGO appears to have spread disinformation about surrogacy, other reproductive issues in Kenya, according to Mozilla Fellow Odanga Madung These disinformation campaigns were amplified by Twitter’s trending algorithm, reaching millions of Kenyans (NAIROBI, KENYA | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,...
The Facebook page Evangelist Ezekiel asks Kenyan social media users to reach out on WhatsApp for prayers. But when they do so, it asks them to send money as an “offering” first.
The page uses the photos of Ezekiel Odero,...
The image dates back to 2020 and it is of a chief who poured illicit brew on a woman in Uasin Gishu County.
A Facebook post with a screenshot purportedly showing Kenya’s Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua pouring a liquid on...
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...
video posted on TikTok on 7 August 2022 appears to show Kenyan president-elect William Ruto taking his oath of office as president.
In the clip, he appears to swear that he will “always, truly and diligently serve the people and...
“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.
A section...
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...
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...
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...
