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: A Kenyan high school has been in the national spotlight after the government lost a court battle to stop a play from being performed at the school. But no evidence supports alarming claims ...

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: 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: 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: 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.

The Facebook page M-Gas Kenya is offering Kenyans cooking gas cylinders on credit. According to the page, users can get these cylinders by paying a deposit of KSh500 (about US$3.80) and a daily ...

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 ...

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: There has been an influx of misinformation in Nigeria after a group of Hausa men were killed by a mob in March 2025. One such false rumour is that a rocket was fired at southeastern Nigeria ...

IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has publicly executed hundreds of prisoners on death row. But there is no credible evidence of this, with most of ...