On 31 March, in a media interview, Ruto said: “There are 200,000 Kenyans – 240,000 to be exact – ask Alice Wahome, working in ...

IN SHORT: Multiple Facebook posts claim that the governor of Nigeria’s Abia state, Alex Otti, has asked residents to kill five Fulanis for every Igbo killed in attacks by herders. But there is no ...

Several TikTok videos contain sensational false claims, ranging from the alleged deaths or accidents of famous Kenyans to major political shifts in the country. One of the videos includes a dramatic ...

IN SHORT: This video shows KTN journalist Ali Manzu seemingly reporting on a joint pain cure developed by Umra Omar, who also endorses the product. But the video is a deepfake, and no such product ...

IN SHORT: This Facebook page with thousands of followers poses as an asset finance company offering easy credit for motorbikes. But beware, the page and the offers are fake. Kenyans looking to venture ...

IN SHORT: Saudi Arabia has not banned Nigerians from participating in the 2025 hajj, contrary to online claims. It only suspended new short-term visas, which does not affect hajj pilgrims. Several ...

IN SHORT: Some social media users claim that a viral photo shows a farmer killed by Fulani herders in Nigeria’s Enugu state in April 2025. But there is no evidence to support this claim and the photo ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim this viral video shows the funerals of Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan. But they are wrong; the video shows the burial of 10 workers from the Kawambwa ...

IN SHORT: This newspaper front page circulating on social media claims that former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has apologised to president William Ruto in a bid to mend broken ties. But ...

IN SHORT: Amid the turmoil facing Kenya’s Social Health Authority, a job advertisement circulating on Facebook claims that the state health insurer is recruiting. But the job ad is fake. A job ad on ...

IN SHORT: According to a video with thousands of views on Facebook, Nigerian influencer Aproko Doctor has developed a product that cures hypertension, and it saved the life of actor Taiwo Ajai-Lycett.

IN SHORT: Several Facebook pages are advertising vacancies at Woolworths and redirecting applicants to external websites to upload their CVs. However, Woolworths says it only ever advertises through ...