Written by Alice Njoki Did you know that over 70% of fake news is mostly shared on (X) than true news online?Not only that but fake news usually spreads faster,reaches more people and travels further than the truth. Fake news is false or misleading information that looks like real news. It spreads […]
Written by Yvonne Misando Tablets, phones, laptops, TVs… everywhere you look, screens are part of our lives. We use them to learn, play, talk to friends, and watch shows. This is the digital age, a time when technology helps us do almost everything. But not everyone enjoys it equally. Imagine everyone in your […]
Written by Jermaine Magethe At the recent Africa Climate Pre-Summit, one message resonated above all, children and young people cannot remain on the margins of climate policy. Their voices carried urgency and clarity, reminding leaders that climate change is not a distant threat but a daily reality. When children spoke about […]
The image is of a Marcopolo BRT bus in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil This Facebook post with an image supposedly of a bus made by a student from Bungoma, Kenya, is FALSE. The post claims that the bus was made by a student taking part in Kenya’s Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), but did not specify which level […]
The robot was filmed at an African restaurant in Indianapolis and is a product of US-based company Bear Robotics. A Facebook post with a TikTok video purportedly of a hospitality robot made by the Federal University Oye-Ekiti in Nigeria is FALSE. The post reads, “This is Nigeria. This Robot was designed and constructed by the Department of […]
The image is of the floods situation in Mombasa This post shared on X (formerly Twitter) with a photo purportedly showing floods in Nairobi is FALSE. Published on 4 November 2023, the post alleges that Nairobi is flooded. It is accompanied by an image showing vehicles submerged in water. “Where are the boats which Johnson […]
The image is of the Axa building in Cologne, Germany. This Facebook post with an image supposedly of a building in Kenya is FALSE. The image shows a side view of a building with the initials AXA and what appears to be an ongoing renovation exercise. “Kenya’s advanced construction” the caption reads. To confirm the […]
The video is of a New Jersey man running over a woman who was trying to photograph his vehicle as he fled from an accident scene. This Facebook post featuring a video supposedly showing a Kenyan man running down his wife in Texas, USA, is FALSE. The disturbing video captures a car relentlessly chasing and […]
The image is of a luxury mega hotel in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland. This Facebook post with an image supposedly of Serena Hotel, Kenya, is FALSE. The image features a tall, opulent golden building with swirling towers at the top. The accompanying text reads: “Serena Hotel Kenya, Beautiful.” To authenticate this image, Mtoto News conducted […]
The legitimate Standard front page had a different headline. This Facebook post with an image purportedly of the Standard newspaper’s 26 October 2023 front page is ALTERED. The image claims that the publication’s front page had a headline reading “The lying president.” ‘Kenyans have now started to see the truth hata wengine wakinyamaza na kulalamika […]