Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...

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As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global ...

IN SHORT: In the supposed interview, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta said he was left disabled by ineffective treatment by doctors, but was cured by a product made by Dr Maxwell Okoth. However, ...

Five days after youth-led protestors stormed Kenya's parliament building in June 2024, beleaguered Kenyan president William Ruto summoned three top journalists to his State House residence in Nairobi ...

IN SHORT: A fraudulent advertisement for 799 jobs at the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is circulating on Facebook. However, the airport manager has warned against such scams, urging applicants to ...

IN SHORT: China did see an increase in cases of a respiratory disease in late 2024, but claims that the country has declared a state of emergency over the outbreak are false. The country’s health ...

IN SHORT: While Nigerians grapple with the rising cost of living and reported bad governance, a claim has spread on social media that an investigative journalism group has named Nigeria’s president ...

IN SHORT: A claim on Facebook that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will stop automatic Sacco deductions from teachers' salaries by February 2025 is false. Automatic deductions remain in place.

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts encourage people diagnosed with sickle cell disease to take “Katakiti herbal capsules” and “say goodbye to endless hospital visits”. But the disease can only be cured ...