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LagosInternship_Scam

Nigerians, ignore fake registration advert for Lagos state internship programme

CockroachXray_Fake

X-ray shows cockroach in Kenyan patient’s chest? No, old hoax – the original image has been online since 2010

OdingaDemons_Fake

Viral graphic quoting Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga saying ‘I love demons’ is fake – original quote edited

NationQuote_Fake

Nation newspaper

Kalonzo Musyoka

No, Kenya's Nation newspaper didn't quote opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka as breaking ranks with Azimio coalition leader Raila Odinga

MackenzieHouse_False

No, photo doesn't show alleged Kenyan cult leader's house ‘built by followers’

WajirProtests_False

police killings

maize meal prices

Video shows residents of Kenya's northern Wajir region protesting over police killings, not maize meal prices

Chelule_Scam

Beware of fake Facebook account running promotions in the name of Kenya’s Nakuru county woman representative Liz Chelule

Machogu_False

education minister

Ezekiel Machogu

No, Kenya’s education minister has not announced that 29- to 35-year-old Kenyans will rewrite major high school exam

Mudavadi_MContext

prime cabinet secretary

Kenya Election Meta Check

Did Kenya’s prime cabinet secretary criticise own government over controversial house tax? No, video is from 2019

KenyaProfile_Scam

Kenyans beware! Ignore Facebook account impersonating Nairobi county governor Johnson Sakaja, promising money and gifts

NigeriaBank_False

bank verification numbers

No, Nigerian bank verification numbers won’t expire after 10 years

VisaBan_False

nigeria election meta check

electoral commission

No evidence US has placed visa ban on chair of Nigeria’s electoral commission, Mahmood Yakubu, governor Nyesom Wike or others