false Uganda Yoweri Museveni Natasha Museveni appointed bank governor false claim No, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni didn’t appoint his daughter as new central bank governor
scam Nigeria government giveaway cash offers small businesses small business grant online scam Nigerian government not giving away N500,000 to 13,000 small businesses. Ignore engagement bait Facebook posts
false Nigeria beating All Progressives Congress chairperson false claim No, beaten man in viral video not a local government chair from Nigeria’s ruling party
fake Kenya poll Infotrak performance ranking principal secretaries fake images Fake photo ‘Fake poll alert!’ Kenyan polling firm Infotrak did not publish performance ranking of Kenya’s principal secretaries
false South Africa Lira Lerato Molapo uMkhonto weSizwe south africa election meta check false claim Elections No, South African singer Lira has not joined or endorsed newly formed political party uMkhonto weSizwe
false Kenya Standard Group bankruptcy bankrupt false claim Kenyan media house Standard Group has not declared bankruptcy. Ignore fake ‘insolvency’ notice
scam Nigeria Ramadan seasonal gifts gifts giveaway OPay online scam Ignore claims of ‘Ramadan seasonal gifts’ from Nigerian mobile money operator OPay
scam Nigeria government grants loans bogus loans online scam Engagement bait scam – ignore fake travel agency accounts promoting Nigerian government ‘grants and loans on Facebook
false Kenya Kenya trade union Francis Atwoli dead death death hoax false claim Ignore rumours that prominent Kenyan trade union leader Francis Atwoli has died
false Kenya Brian Chira funeral heavy traffic traffic false claim Kenyan TikToker Brian Chira’s funeral was packed, but these photos of heavy traffic are unrelated
false Nigeria civil war south-eastern Nigeria false claim No, repeat of 1960s civil war not under way in south-eastern Nigeria
false Kenya quarantine KTN News STD syphilis false claim Health No, Kenya’s Star newspaper didn’t publish story about news anchor being quarantined due to a newsroom STD outbreak