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Quickmart Supermarket has disowned the job advertisement shared in the video This video shared on TikTok with a poster claiming that Quickmart supermarket is hiring for different roles is a HOAX. The video was captioned“#usiachwe nyuma (don’t be left behind), got your back.” Some of the roles outlined include; cashiers, chefs, drivers and cleaners among […]
The image shows an African Uncensored journalist who was arrested in March 2023. This photo shared on Twitter on 20 July 2023 supposedly showing a police officer impersonating a journalist during anti-government protests in Nairobi is FALSE. The tweet reads “Plainclothes officers impersonating journalists. Stay vigilant, protesters. Journalists, expose their tactics. Know your surroundings for […]
The image shows a road destroyed by a suspected gas explosion in Johannesburg, South Africa. This image shared on Twitter on 24 July 2023 supposedly of a destroyed road in River Road is FALSE. “Avoid River road if you can,” reads the tweet. By performing a Google reverse image search, Mtoto News established that the […]
The video is of a school bus that caught fire in Kainuk, Turkana County. This Facebook post with a video claiming to show a school bus arrested in Kiambu, loaded with machetes on July 19 2023 is False. “Kiambu, a school bus loaded with Machete has been arrested by citizens on the lockout,” reads […]
This Image was Taken in 2019. This image on Facebook purportedly of a downtown Nairobi street teeming with activities amid the 12 July 2023 anti-government protests is FALSE. The image is of Luthuli Avenue in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kenya’s capital city with people going about their businesses. The post accompanying the image reads: “Forget […]