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No evidence former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua called the Luhya community fools – graphic fabricated
IN SHORT: A graphic appearing to quote former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua calling the Luhya community “fools” is getting significant attention on social media. But we found no evidence he ...
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African Development Bank chief denies eyeing Nigerian presidency in 2027
IN SHORT: Some Facebook posts claim that Akinwumi Adesina plans to run for president in Nigeria’s 2027 elections. However, he has denied the claim. Adesina served as Nigeria’s minister of agriculture ...
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No, Nigerian politician Peter Obi was not invited to US president Donald Trump’s inauguration
IN SHORT: Many prominent people were invited to US president Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January 2025. However, we found no evidence to support online claims that Nigerian politician Peter Obi ...
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Beware of bogus ads for hundreds of Kenya Railways jobs
IN SHORT: Job adverts claiming to be from Kenya Railways are making the rounds on Facebook. However, the transporter has said they are not authentic. Two job adverts circulating on Facebook claim that ...
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No, Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye is not dead
IN SHORT: There have been several claims online that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni’s long-time political foe is dead. But this is false. Several posts on social media claim that Dr Kizza Besigye, ...
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Viral graphic quoting Kenyan lawmaker Beatrice Elachi saying Luhya people are ‘easily swayed’ is fabricated
IN SHORT: A graphic quoting Kenyan lawmaker Beatrice Elachi making derogatory remarks about the Luhya community is circulating on Facebook. But it is fake. The Luhya are a community predominantly ...
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Beware of Facebook posts advertising a suspicious herbal cure for hepatitis
IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts are advertising a herbal mixture as the ultimate cure for hepatitis. However, it is not possible for one herbal medicine to heal all forms of hepatitis, and readers ...
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Fact-checking South Africa’s lawmakers as they debated the state of the nation
In one of the few opportunities legislators get to publicly address the president every year, who got their facts right?
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No, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has not been arrested in Nigeria
IN SHORT: Multiple Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was arrested in Nigeria and would be transferred to the United States on president Donald Trump’s ...
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Nigerians beware, these pills ‘formulated with all natural ingredients’ won’t cure prostate cancer
IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts are promoting “Procanxa” pills with claims they cure prostate cancer. However, a medical expert says this product should not be trusted. Prostate cancer affects the ...
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Viral video uses unrelated, out-of-context clips to falsely claim Nigerians are being arrested and deported from the US in 2025
IN SHORT: Social media users in Nigeria have posted a video allegedly showing the arrest and deportation of Africans, in particular Nigerians, from the US. But the video is made up of old and faked ...