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Dancan Bwire

Dancan Bwire

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Exposing three fake Facebook accounts offering bogus loans in the name of mobile banking product M-Shwari

The Facebook accounts MSHWARI SOFT LOANS, MSHWARI SOFT LOANS and MSHWARI SOFT LOANS are offering loans of up to KSh250,000 (about US$1,876) to Kenyans on Facebook. The three accounts use the name and logo of M-Shwari, a mobile product that allows customers to save and borrow money through t...

Fake - scandalous viral image of Pope Francis kissing US musician Madonna created with artificial intelligence tool

An image doing the rounds on Facebook appears to show Pope Francis, the world leader of the Roman Catholic church, kissing and grabbing the breast of US musician Madonna. The image was posted on Facebook with the caption: “Pope Francis and Madonna exchanging greetings. Don't panic, ni salamu tu...

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