rebels massacre Uganda Viral video is old, online since 2022, and unrelated to school massacre in Uganda
Muguna Miguna cabinet secretary fake Tweet Did lawyer Miguna call for the reshuffling of Kenyan president Ruto’s cabinet? No, ignore doctored tweet
Elon Musk AI-powered trading platform Artificial Intelligence AI No, billionaire Elon Musk has not launched an AI-powered trading platform in South Africa
Multiple sclerosis Covid-19 vaccine vaccines Coronavirus Not enough evidence Covid-19 vaccines trigger multiple sclerosis, despite research paper with tiny sample size
Channels Television invest investment scam Scam alert! Ignore fake Channels Television Facebook account asking you to invest
impersonator Moses Kuria Politician Kenyans, beware of Facebook account impersonating politician Moses Kuria
flood Nicaragua false video No, video of off-road car taken by flooded river filmed in Nicaragua, not South Africa
Elon Musk Tesla phone scam Billionaire Elon Musk is not on Facebook and Tesla phones don’t exist – beware of imposter accounts with fake offers
finance law opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka fake quote Did Kenyan opposition leaders split over controversial finance law, as claimed online? No, Kalonzo Musyoka misquoted in graphic
barefoot walking grounding diseases ‘Earthing’ not all it’s cracked up to be – more independent research with large samples needed on the effects of walking barefoot and ‘grounding’
Bola Tinubu national security adviser office tour fall No, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu didn’t fall during a tour of the new national security adviser office in Abuja