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False: These photos are not of Kisumu City in Kenya

The images are of Mount Edgecombe interchange in South Africa and Luanda, Angola, respectively. This post on Facebook with photos supposedly of Kisumu city in Kenya is FALSE. The post has two images depicting an aerial view of a modern road and beach-side street, accompanied by a text reading: “Kisumu City, Kenya.” Kisumu city is […]

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HOAX: This Facebook post claiming Huduma Kenya is paying pension for teachers who retired between 1997-2007 is misleading

The agency has disowned the claim. This post on Facebook claiming Huduma Kenya is paying pension for teachers and other Ministry of Education staff who retired between 1997-2007 is a HOAX. “Hi members, do you know of anyone who worked in the ministry of Education as a teacher or any other position and retired between the […]

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FALSE: WHO has not declared mass vaccination to combat climate change

A spokesperson for the UN agency has dismissed the claim as incorrect. This screenshot of an article on Facebook claiming that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mass vaccinations to combat climate change is FALSE. The screenshot was taken from the website of thepeoplesvoice.tv, where it was published on 26 August 2023. The article attributes the purported declaration to Dr […]

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FALSE: This video isn’t of a magnitude 11.9 earthquake that hit California in 2023

The video is of an earthquake in Japan on 11 March 2011. This Facebook post with a video, purportedly of a magnitude 11.9 earthquake in California, United States, in 2023, is FALSE. The footage on the post is dated “24/08/23”. The California state flag is on the top left-corner of the video. A section of the video has the […]

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FALSE: This photo of a vehicle supposedly belonging to Raila Odinga that was allegedly destroyed in Migori is misleading

The image is of ex-Suna West MP Joseph Ndiege’s car. This X post with a photo claiming to show Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya leader Raila Odinga’s vehicle that was allegedly destroyed in Migori County is FALSE. Odinga was in Migori on 8 September 2023 for a leaders’ forum.  Media reports indicate that there was chaos […]

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FALSE: This video doesn’t show Kenya’s President William Ruto warning Raila Odinga 

In the original clip, the president issued a warning to cattle rustlers, not the opposition leader. This video posted on TikTok  purportedly showing Kenya’s President William Ruto issuing a warning to former prime Minister Raila Odinga is False. The video posted on 25 August 2023 has a caption reading “Ruto strong warning to Raila” and […]

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Sustainable Development Goals Summit Launches Bold New Era of Action to Address Global Crises

In response to the escalating global crises, world leaders came together at the SDG Summit on September 18 and 19 at the UN headquarters in New York and made a historic commitment to step up their efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were formed in […]

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Could your child be having suicidal thoughts?

September is Suicide Awareness Month, and it’s a time when people from all walks of life come together to learn, talk, and raise awareness about an important issue: suicide.  Early this year there has been a shocking incident of a 12-year-old boy who died by suicide in Sirende village, Trans Nzoia County, after he allegedly differed […]

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ALTERED: This photo isn’t Raila Odinga in Nigeria

The authentic image is of Jean-Bedel Bokassa of the Central African Empire. This photo on Facebook purportedly showing Azimio la Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga sitting on a bird-crafted throne in Nigeria is ALTERED. The photo posted on 2 September 2023 was accompanied by a text claiming that Odinga was in Nigeria, where he […]

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Takriban watoto 100,000 waathiriwa na mtetemeko wa ardhi nchini Morocco

Ripoti za awali zinaonyesha kwamba takriban watoto 100,000 wameathiriwa na tetemeko kubwa la ardhi lililoikumba Moroko Ijumaa usiku wa kuamkia leo. Hilo ni tukio kubwa zaidi la tetemeko kuwahi kukumba eneo hilo tangu mwaka wa 1960. Kama ilivyo kwa matetemeko yote makubwa ya ardhi, kuna uwezekano wa kutokea mitetemeko ya baadaye katika siku na wiki […]