government

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Hussein Mohamed

Did Kenya’s presidential spokesperson Hussein Mohamed resign over ‘rampant corruption’ in government? No, ignore false claim

Kenya president William Ruto during a May 2023 briefing with journalists at State House.

STATE HOUSE KENYA

Kenyan president William Ruto sparred with journalists over his policies. Did he get his facts right?

Ahead of his government’s eagerly anticipated first annual budget, Ruto made a number of claims in a sit-down with journalists.

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Kenya Election Meta Check

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

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nigeria election meta check

Nigerian government disowns widely shared ‘inauguration programme’ for new president’s swearing-in

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nigeria election meta check

Nigerian politician shared doctored picture as false evidence the government helped free opposition leader Peter Obi from detention in the UK

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Nigeria’s Delta state government denies selling its liaison office in Lagos

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Kenya Election Meta Check

Violent video shows rival groups fighting at 2022 football tournament in Democratic Republic of Congo, not March 2023 protests in Kenya

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All Progressives Congress

nigeria election meta check

Misleading post about Nigeria’s Kaduna state government bribing Muslim clerics to campaign for the ruling party resurfaces online

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Dividends earned from savings and credit co-operatives in Kenya will still be taxed at 5%, not 15% as social media claims

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cattle rustlers

No, photos don’t show Kenyan cattle rustlers escaping to Uganda amid February 2023 security operation

DailyNation_Checked

Kenya’s ‘KSh500 billion government borrowing’ furore – what the data showed

Water use South Africa

RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP

water consumption

‘Almost double the world average’? Debunking government claims about water use in South Africa

Are government agencies right to blame consumers for water restrictions in South Africa?