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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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250 Children Converge for Children Climate Summit in Nairobi

Over 250 children drawn from different African countries converged for a two-day Children Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit which, commenced on 2nd September, is a dialogue session with the policymakers on climate change and how it affects children and the way forward to formulating strategies that protect children against climate shocks. The summit […]

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FALSE: This video of a fire incident involving 49 cars is not from Kenya

The video is from Botswana This TikTok video purportedly showing a fire accident in Kenya is False. The video published on 26 June 2023 claimed that 49 cars were involved in the inferno. The clip depicts a man overwhelmed with emotions, he kneels, and later lies on the ground after witnessing the cars going up […]

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FALSE: This video is not of the Nigerien army preparing to deal with coup plotters

The video is from 2022 and shows members of the NYSC corps training in Benue, Nigeria, to protect themselves against bandits. This post on X (formerly Twitter) with a video purportedly of the Nigerien army preparing to “deal with coup plotters” is FALSE. The post reads: “A strange picture of the training of the Niger army to […]

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Kiambu ECDE Pupils to Enjoy Porridge and an Egg Daily-Governor Wamatangi

At least 35,000 learners in 524 Early Childhood Development Education institutions in Kiambu County will now enjoy a bowl of porridge and an egg daily after Governor Kimani Wamatangi launched a feeding program last week. The program aims to improve school enrollment and retention of pupils who might be missing school due to a lack of […]

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ALTERED: This video does not show the actual events of president Biden sniffing a child

Aggressive sniffing sounds were added to this video. This Video that was shared on TikTok and Twitter on 9th July 2023 supposedly of President Joe Biden aggressively sniffing a child has been ALTERED. “Breaking News: Joe Biden was caught aggressively sniffing a child. He didn’t know he was on camera. If this was your child […]

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Safe Online Invests $4M to Generate Evidence on Tackling OCSEA

Safe Online is set to invest $4 million for generating crucial data and evidence to tackle online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA). This initial investment will be followed by an additional $1.5 million for evaluations of the projects in the next quarter. This project intends to inform solutions for the tech industry and policies […]

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Uganda: 20 People Arrested in Connection with 42 Students Massacre

At least 20 people have been arrested by Ugandan police in connection with the massacre that left 42 students dead. The victims were killed in a suspected rebel attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Ugandan militants with Islamic State group ties, where they were burned, shot, or hacked to death students in Lhubiriha Secondary […]

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Rongai: Mama awaua watoto wake wawili, ajijeruhi mwenyewe na mume wake

Wakaazi wa Rongai, hivi leo wameamka na habari ya kushtua kufuatia tukio lililotokea katika eneo hilo asubuhi. Walakini, kama ilivyoripotiwa na vyanzo vingi, inaonekana kuwa mwanamke aliwaua watoto wake wawili na kumwacha mumewe katika hali mbaya baada ya kuendelea na kusitasita juu ya shida za nyumbani. Hata hivyo imesemekana kuwa mwanamke huyo alionekana akijaribu kujiua […]

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Pembe ya Afrika- Watoto Zaidi ya Millioni Saba Wamesalia Utapiamlo

Zaidi ya watoto milioni saba walio chini ya umri wa miaka mitano wamesalia na utapiamlo na wanahitaji msaada wa haraka wa lishe, na zaidi ya wavulana na wasichana milioni 1.9 wako katika hatari ya kufariki kutokana na utapiamlo mkali . Jamii zilizo katika mazingira magumu zimepoteza ng’ombe, mazao, na maisha mengi katika kipindi cha miaka […]