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Quiver_Scam

Quiver Lounge & Grill

Scam alert! Beware of fake job ad for various positions at Nairobi’s popular Quiver Lounge & Grill

Cult_False

No, 2014 video does not show children who were forced to kill and eat babies by a satanic cult

NuruGas_Scam

Is Kenya’s Nuru Gas company looking for ‘passionate workers’ to hire? No, viral job ads are a scam

WaterTanks_Scam

Beware of fake Facebook page promising big discounts on water tanks in Kenya

NairobiDocument_Fake

Did Kenya’s Nairobi county buy KSh1 billion worth of stationery? No, document is fake

NigeriaAnnouncement_Fake

ministry of interior

Muhammadu Buhari

nigeria election meta check

No, Nigeria’s ministry of interior hasn’t asked Nigerians to get a certificate for enduring president Buhari’s two terms in office

NigeriaCouncil_False

nigeria election meta check

Muhammadu Buhari

federal executive council

No, Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has not dissolved federal executive council

Miguna_Fake

Did lawyer Miguna Miguna say Kenyan president's diplomacy was 'shambolic'? No, quote fabricated

WhatsAppHack_False

banking details

Military Assistance Corps

No, hackers can’t copy your contact list or steal banking details simply by phoning you – ignore widely shared claim

SaWHO_False

World Health Organization

No, pandemic treaty still a rough draft, doesn’t give World Health Organization ‘control over entire world’

CNNObi_Fake

nigeria election meta check

No, US broadcaster CNN hasn't projected Peter Obi as Nigeria's president-elect instead of Bola Tinubu

Hilda_Fake

Hoton da aka sauyawa fasali na iƙirarin cewa an bayyana mai girkin nan ƴar Najeriya a matsayin wadda ta ci gasar girki ta Guinness ta duniya