On 31 March, in a media interview, Ruto said: “There are 200,000 Kenyans – 240,000 to be exact – ask Alice Wahome, working in ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim this viral video shows the funerals of Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan. But they are wrong; the video shows the burial of 10 workers from the Kawambwa ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook pages are advertising vacancies at Woolworths and redirecting applicants to external websites to upload their CVs. However, Woolworths says it only ever advertises through ...

IN SHORT: Some social media users claim that a viral photo shows a farmer killed by Fulani herders in Nigeria’s Enugu state in April 2025. But there is no evidence to support this claim and the photo ...

IN SHORT: These videos claim that Margaret Nduta, a Kenyan imprisoned in Vietnam on drug-related charges, has died and been buried. But that's not true, as official reports confirm that her execution ...

IN SHORT: Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission has distanced itself from unauthorised agents printing national identification number (NIN) cards. Don’t fall for their promises; their aim ...

IN SHORT: According to a video with thousands of views on Facebook, Nigerian influencer Aproko Doctor has developed a product that cures hypertension, and it saved the life of actor Taiwo Ajai-Lycett.

IN SHORT: This newspaper front page circulating on social media claims that former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has apologised to president William Ruto in a bid to mend broken ties. But ...

IN SHORT: A viral graphic resembling the front page of Kenya's Taifa Leo newspaper claims that Rigathi Gachagua unsuccessfully tried to revive an outlawed group to frustrate president William Ruto’s ...

IN SHORT: Some Facebook users claim this viral video shows a fire at Nigeria’s Ibis Lagos airport hotel in April 2025. But the video is from 2023. A video of a building on fire has been doing the ...

IN SHORT: The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission says a valid notice for the local government elections will be published in various newspapers. It has urged citizens and political parties ...

IN SHORT: Multiple Facebook posts claim that the chairperson of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has been arrested in the US while on a medical trip. The claim is ...