On 22 April 2025, Kenyan president William Ruto began a five-day state visit to China, shortly after finance minister John ...

On 31 March, in a media interview, Ruto said: “There are 200,000 Kenyans – 240,000 to be exact – ask Alice Wahome, working in ...

IN SHORT: A viral message on Facebook claims that the governor of Abia state in Nigeria, Alex Otti, has asked the Eastern Security Network, associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra, for ...

IN SHORT: Imposter Facebook pages and accounts continue to target unsuspecting Kenyans. Be on the lookout for this Facebook page using the name of asset finance company Watu to offer users motorbikes ...

IN SHORT: There appears to be a surge in false claims targeting Kenya’s former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. This front page claiming that he has been diagnosed with a testicular disorder is fake ...

IN SHORT: A viral video on social media appears to show that the traditional leader of Taraba has directed all Fulani herders to leave the Taraba forests in April 2025. But these posts are misleading ...

IN SHORT: A Kenyan high school has been in the national spotlight after the government lost a court battle to stop a play from being performed at the school. But no evidence supports alarming claims ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook pages are advertising vacancies at Woolworths and redirecting applicants to external websites to upload their CVs. However, Woolworths says it only ever advertises through ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts are claiming to advertise assistant positions at a large South African bank. But these scam posts follow a common pattern used by fraudsters to trick job seekers and ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim this viral video shows the funerals of Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan. But they are wrong; the video shows the burial of 10 workers from the Kawambwa ...