A Somalian armed with LMG for community in Naledi” begins the message accompanying a photo of a man walking through a street ...

Nelly Kalu is a journalist and fact-checker with experience spanning broadcast, digital and media advocacy. Her work spotlights social, political and economic issues. A blogpost claims that the chief ...

IN SHORT: The graphic circulating online attributed an inflammatory claim to Kirinyaga county senator John Muhia Methu. But the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has disowned it, saying it was fake ...

IN SHORT: A viral video on TikTok claims to show Rigathi Gachagua accusing president William Ruto of betrayal. But the video is fake and has been edited using audio from a 2022 campaign rally. A viral ...

IN SHORT: According to a Facebook video, Kenyan president William Ruto told his deputy Rigathi Gachagua that he had a week before he was impeached. But the audio doesn't match Ruto's voice, suggesting ...

IN SHORT: A much-viewed video on social media appears to show US lawmakers discussing the shooting of Ugandan politician Bobi Wine. But the discussion actually took place in the UK parliament in 2018.

IN SHORT: A video allegedly showing Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua rebuking the Luhya and Luo communities is going viral on social media. But this misrepresents the DP’s speech. In the video ...

IN SHORT: A graphic doing the rounds on Facebook appears to suggest that South Africa supports Djibouti’s Mahmoud Youssouf instead of Kenya’s Raila Odinga or other candidates for the chairpersonship ...

IN SHORT: A graphic circulating online, apparently from the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, or KBC, falsely attributes a critical quote to Fwamba NC Fwamba. KBC says it’s fake. A graphic circulating ...

IN SHORT: A graphic bearing the logo of a popular Kenyan news website claims that residents of two Kenyan counties have endorsed Charlene Ruto for deputy president. The graphic is fake. The graphic ...

IN SHORT: Some Facebook posts claim that “Phase 5” of South Africa’s presidential youth employment initiative is open and encourage users to apply via the attached links. But beware, this is a scam.