government portal job scam No, Nigeria's government hasn’t launched portal to register for job creation programme, beware of scams
Nollywood actor dead John Okafor Popular Nollywood actor John Okafor alive, contrary to social media claims
dehydration water dilutional hyponatraemia Okyeame Kwame No, our bodies tell us when we’ve had enough water – dehydration from ‘drinking too much water’ extremely rare
Illuminati Facebook page scam Don’t fall for scam Facebook page ‘Margret illuminati KENYA’ promising KSh70,000 cash reward to Kenyans joining the Illuminati
Israel-Hamas United States World war high alert? No, video shows US troops in Romania in 2022, not ‘landing in Israel’ during 2023 Israel-Hamas war
job scam recruitment scam Facebook No, link circulating on Facebook isn’t a legitimate recruitment form for the Nigeria Police Force
conspiracy theories Cyril Ramaphosa Video shows South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa having his temperature taken, not having a ‘chip’ scanned
EFF Israel-Hamas looting No, video does not show looting in South Africa by opposition party to protest sale of Israeli products
loans Facebook account scam impersonator Kenyans, don’t be scammed! Loan offers from the Facebook account ‘Peterson Mwiruri’ are not legitimate
loans scam Beware, Facebook page ‘Bimass Loan’ won’t solve your financial woes – generous loan offers a trick to scam you
Palestine fleeing Egypt Israel-Hamas Thousands of Palestinians flee Gaza for Egypt during Israel-Hamas war? No, video shot in Azerbaijan
bitter kola Ginger Garlic STI cure Mixture of bitter kola, garlic and ginger won’t cure these common sexually transmitted infections – but antibiotics will