The video is from May 2023. A video circulating on Facebook suggests that World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announced that Mpox is no longer considered a public health emergency, just days after declaring it one. This claim is FALSE. The post accompanying the video, dated 26 August 2024, states, “🚨🌎 “I’m Pleased to […]
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 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 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 […]
The DP was not at the event where the photo was taken. This photo shared on Facebook supposedly showing Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua peeping as President William Ruto welcomes King Charles III is ALTERED. Posted on 31 October 2023, the image purportedly shows DP Gachagua looking through a window as Ruto introduces the king and […]
The bank has distanced itself from the job advertisement. This poster circulating on Facebook claiming that Equity Bank Kenya has advertised several job opportunities is a HOAX. The advert has listed 13 positions, each with distinct prerequisites, which encompass possessing a degree, completing a university or college program, holding a diploma, and successfully finishing the […]
The image is of the Victory monument in Bangkok, Thailand. This Facebook post with a photo supposedly of Nairobi, Kenya is FALSE. The image features an aerial view of what appears to be a busy road surrounded by skyscrapers. The photo is accompanied by a text reading: “Visit Nairobi Kenya, Nairobi Kenya.” Nairobi, is the […]
The telco has denounced the channel. This Facebook post with a link to a Telegram channel claiming to offer an increase of Safaricom’s Fuliza limit is a HOAX. The post, partly in Swahili, reads: “Thanks almighty God, I didn’t believe that this thing is legitimate.” The author also shared links to a Telegram channel and a […]