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CancerRemedy_False

Don’t believe remedy that ‘cures the disease effectively’ – there is still no one-size-fits-all cure for cancer

Wike_MContext

nigeria election meta check

No, influential former governor of Rivers state Nyesom Wike didn’t say Peter Obi won Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

KenyaGasCylinder_False

Are these photos of long-awaited cheap cooking gas cylinders being sold to the public in Kenya? No, they were gifts

Apeel_False

No, Apeel’s edible ‘peel’ won’t ‘kill you slowly’ and is not grown on Bill Gates’s farm

InstantNoodles_False

instant noodles

No, Nigeria’s food regulator has not banned instant noodles imports over fears they may cause cancer

NTVKenya_Fake

Aaron Cheruiyot

No, NTV Kenya didn’t report that thugs broke into estate of senator Aaron Cheruiyot

Muturi_False

attorney general

No, Kenya’s attorney general Justin Muturi has not resigned

INECSaudiArabia_False

No evidence that Nigeria’s electoral chief’s son has 'run mad', claims refuted

RutoLoans_Scam

Beware of scam - Facebook account ‘Hon Williams’ offering loans not run by Kenyan president

CitizenTV_Scam

Mashirima Kapombe

Beware of Facebook page impersonating Kenya’s Citizen TV news anchor Mashirima Kapombe and offering promotions

TopTank_Scam

Kenyans, beware of imposter Facebook page promising big discounts on TopTank water tanks

Timo_Fake

No, Ugandan blogger Barista Timo not wanted by police in connection with murder – ignore fake poster