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KenyaRuto_False

Fred Matiang’i

Photo showing former Kenyan cabinet secretary for interior Fred Matiang’i meeting first lady Rachel Ruto is old

NigeriaShisha_False

Islamiyat Oyefusi

nigeria election meta check

No, photo circulating in Nigeria of woman smoking shisha is not candidate for deputy governor of Lagos state

UgandaBill_False

anti-homosexuality bill

Yoweri Museveni

No, Ugandan president hasn’t signed anti-homosexuality bill, as graphic claims

EggBusiness_False

No evidence viral photo shows egg business destroyed by supporters of Kenyan opposition leader

Bamburi_Scam

Scam alert! Ignore bogus 'jobs and internships' ad allegedly from Kenya’s Bamburi Cement

UsedCondoms_False

No, viral photo of used condoms cleaned and sold as new not from Kenya

Sanwo-Olu_False

Babajide Sanwo-Olu

nigeria election meta check

No, Nigeria’s Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu didn’t promise to release pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu to the Igbo people if re-elected

EskomPoster_Fake

South African electricity utility has a ‘use power smartly’ campaign, but doesn’t advise using hand signals when turning

NigeriaDegree_MContext

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

nigeria election meta check

Evidence supports Nigerian governorship candidate's claim of degree from prestigious US university

NigeriaWinner_False

nigeria election meta check

election portal

No, Nigeria 2023 election portal does not show Labour Party's Peter Obi as winner, results upload ongoing

NigeriaStatement_Fake

nigeria election meta check

European Union and US observers demand Nigeria's president-elect Tinubu and electoral chief Yakubu step down? No, statement fabricated

TanzaniaMusician_False

Rajab Abdul Kahali

No, Tanzanian musician Harmonize didn't die in car crash – Facebook post click bait