Meta programme fact-checks

GachaguaQuote_Fake

Kenya Election Meta Check

No, Kameme FM didn’t quote UDA presidential running mate Gachagua saying party didn’t trust Kenyan electoral commission

PrisonCharges_Correct

Yes, Russian court gave US teen only months in prison for marijuana smuggling – but basketball star Griner got nine years for lesser crime

DroneKenya_False

Kenya Election Meta Check

Kenyan police shoot at eagle that grabbed TV drone during Odinga’s rally? No, photo snapped in the Netherlands in 2016

HepatitisB_Incorrect

No, hepatitis B infection not ‘100% curable’

KWSStatement_Fake

No, Kenya Wildlife Service didn’t warn of stray leopard in Murang’a county – fake statement could discourage voters

KenyaStatement_False

Kenya Election Meta Check

No, US embassy in Kenya didn’t apologise for Kisumu travel restrictions set before elections

VotingAustralia_False

Kenya Election Meta Check

Kenyans living abroad voted in 12 countries, but not in Australia

MeruVideo_Fake

Kenya Election Meta Check

Crowd in Kenya singing ‘everything is possible without Ruto’? No, video altered

OdingaDeath_False

Kenya Election Meta Check

Ignore false post claiming Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga has 'been found dead'

Voters_Fake

Kenya Election Meta Check

No, news site Kenyans.co.ke didn’t report that Mt Kenya voter turnout was 28% – fake graphic

Fake Eliud Wanjau quote

Kenya Election Meta Check

Kenya’s Kirinyaga county candidate has withdrawn from election? No, graphic with Nation branding is fake

Fake Ole Sapit quote

Kenya Election Meta Check

No, Kenya’s Anglican archbishop didn’t say church had no record of presidential candidate Odinga being a member