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No, photo of Somali man with gun not taken in South Africa
A Somalian armed with LMG for community in Naledi” begins the message accompanying a photo of a man walking through a street ...
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PRESS RELEASE: Fact-checks on presidential degree fraud, impact of climate crisis on women the winners of 2024 African Fact-Checking Awards
Adnan Sidibe was the winner in the professional fact-checker category. His fact-check focused on the impact of the climate ...
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Fake graphic: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa didn’t say his country endorsed Djibouti’s Mahmoud Youssouf for AU Commission chair
IN SHORT: A graphic doing the rounds on Facebook appears to suggest that South Africa supports Djibouti’s Mahmoud Youssouf instead of Kenya’s Raila Odinga or other candidates for the chairpersonship ...
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Kenyan newspaper the Star denies publishing claim that tycoon and judge secretly met to stop deputy president’s impeachment
IN SHORT: According to a screenshot of what appears to be a newspaper column, entrepreneur Humphrey Kariuki met with a judge and associates of Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. The meeting was ...
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Fake graphic claims that Kenyan president William Ruto’s daughter has been endorsed for deputy president
IN SHORT: A graphic bearing the logo of a popular Kenyan news website claims that residents of two Kenyan counties have endorsed Charlene Ruto for deputy president. The graphic is fake. The graphic ...
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‘Nation’ media group disowns graphic claiming Kenyan opposition leader summoned party MPs to strategise on impeaching deputy president
IN SHORT: A graphic circulating on social media in Kenya claims that Raila Odinga summoned Orange Democratic Movement legislators for a strategy meeting on the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua. But the ...
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No, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo’s foundation is not offering N20,000 grant to ‘support all Nigerians’
IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim that the foundation of Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo is offering a N20,000 grant to help Nigerians. But the foundation says the posts are a scam. ...
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SCAM: ‘Phase 5’ of South Africa’s presidential youth employment initiative is not open
IN SHORT: Some Facebook posts claim that “Phase 5” of South Africa’s presidential youth employment initiative is open and encourage users to apply via the attached links. But beware, this is a scam.
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No, Kenya’s deputy president hasn’t resigned ahead of senate impeachment hearing
IN SHORT: A letter doing the rounds on social media claims that Rigathi Gachagua has resigned. However, no official resignation has been made or confirmed by the Kenyan government or the media. A ...
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No evidence image of bundles of cash is from the floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria
IN SHORT: A photo of bundles of money covered in dirt is circulating on Facebook with the claim it is from the flooding in Maiduguri, Nigeria. However, we have found no evidence to support this claim.
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Nelly Kalu
Nelly Kalu is a journalist and fact-checker with experience spanning broadcast, digital and media advocacy. Her work spotlights social, political and economic issues. A blogpost claims that the chief ...