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GatesLivestock_False

Covid-19 vaccine

No, Bill Gates has not vowed to ‘pump mRNA vaccines into food supply’

Kanu_False

nigeria election meta check

No, former international footballer Nwankwo Kanu hasn’t endorsed any candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

Faulu_Scam

Beware of the Facebook page impersonating Kenyan financial institution

Cocacolajob_Scam

Don’t be conned – ads offering jobs at Coca-Cola in Kenya a scam

ObiPoverty_False

nigeria election meta check

No, presidential candidate Obi didn’t say he pulled 439 million Nigerians out of poverty

Musyoka_False

Kalonzo Musyoka

Kenya Election Meta Check

Wiper party leader Musyoka said he’d stop attending opposition Azimio coalition rallies? No, graphic not by NTV Kenya

FACTSHEET: What you should know about the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria

An outbreak of diphtheria has been confirmed in Nigeria. But what is diphtheria, and what leads to its spread?

MahamadouRuto_False

Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou

Kenya Election Meta Check

No, prime minister of Niger didn’t lecture Kenyan president at Dakar summit – heavily shared clip manipulated

Abaribe_False

Enyinnaya Abaribe

nigeria election meta check

No, Nigerian senator Abaribe has not died

ObiBeer_Fake

nigeria election meta check

No, photo of Nigerian presidential candidate Obi drinking Hero beer doctored

KenyaSchools_False

secondary school

Kenya’s top 200 secondary schools in national exams? No, list in screenshot is false

Image of INEC election official at a polling unit.

Nigeria's 2023 elections: 10 key officials and their roles on voting day