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

IN SHORT: Claims that a message about US president Donald Trump’s arrest will “attack your bank account” are false. Scammers cannot hack your bank account via a text message. But it’s still important ...

IN SHORT: A photo is circulating on Facebook with the claim it shows coffins of 674 Ugandan soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But that’s not true; it shows victims of the ...

IN SHORT: The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has not extended its service year by three months, despite claims circulating in several social media posts across Nigeria. Nigeria’s National Youth ...

IN SHORT: According to a screenshot doing the rounds on social media, former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has said president Bola Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election. But Jonathan ...

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: Kenya’s former cabinet secretary for interior Fred Matiang’i has jetted back into the country amid reports he is preparing to run for president in 2027. We found no evidence that he was ...

IN SHORT: There have been reports of bribery involving members of the National Police Service in Kenya. However, the Standard newspaper didn’t report that Eliud Lagat, one of the service’s top cops, ...

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: 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: 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 ...