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 ...

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

IN SHORT: Social media posts falsely allege that motorcycle taxi operators stoned the Kiambu women representative's car in October 2024. The photos in the claim are from another unrelated incident in ...

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: 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: 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 claim that the Confederation of African Football has issued a list of sanctions against Libya has gone viral on Facebook. But there is no evidence to support this claim. A message ...

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 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: Just days after local media reported that a restaurant owned by former cabinet secretary Raphael Tuju had been auctioned off, a graphic appeared on social media claiming that Kenya's ...