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This Image Is From Heathrow Airport Not JKIA
This post on X (formerly Twitter) claims to show an image of a room crammed with luggage at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Background Following the Kenya Revenue Authority’s...
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Is This Image Allegedly of The Star Newspaper Front Page Legitimate?
This post on X (formerly Twitter) claims to show the front page of The Star, dated November 22, 2023. Background Ann Njeri Njoroge is the woman in the middle of the controversial Sh17 billion oil...
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This Video Is From Clashes Between Hezbollah Fighters and the Syrian...
This post on X bears a video allegedly showing Israeli warplanes bombing Palestinian homes. More posts with the same caption and video are captured in a thread here. Background As the war between...
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FALSE: Claims That the Government of Kenya Is Introducing Taxes on the use of...
This TikTok post claims the government, from December 21, 2023, will allegedly tax social media. According to the video, Facebook users would supposedly have to part with Ksh900, WhatsApp Ksh1,100,...
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Did The Standard Media Group Share This Graphic?
This graphic attributed to The Standard Media Group shows people allegedly queuing outside the NCBA Bank to “sell dollars”. Background On January 15, 2023, the Kenyan shilling depreciated to its lowest...
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Is This a Legitimate The Star Front Page?
This post on X bears a front page allegedly from The Star newspaper’s February 29, 2024 issue. Background President William Ruto and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) have supported for opposition...
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Are These Graphics and Images Attributed to Various Media Houses Legitimate?
These graphics, attributed to various media houses in Kenya, claim retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has pledged his support for Jakaya Kikwete’s candidacy for the Chairperson of the African Union...
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Are Claims of Dani Alves’ Demise True?
This post on X allegedly reports the death of Brazilian football star Dani Alves. The claims captured in this thread allege he died by suicide in jail. The claims first shared from an account with the...
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Faith vs. Fact: The Kings Outreach Church’s Online Assault On Taifa Leo’s...
After Taifa Leo reported on the deregistration of Kings Outreach Church, a branch of Prophet David Owuor’s Repentance and Holiness Ministry, by the Registrar of Societies, a coordinated social media...
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Did The Star and Africa Uncensored Publish Material That Implicates Maryanne...
This post on X (formerly Twitter) claims Maryanne Keitany owns the company behind the fake fertilizer scandal. Attached to the post is a column, allegedly published by The Star claiming that she...
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Did Health CS Susan Nakhumicha Introduce Mandatory DNA Testing for Newborns?
This post on X alleges Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has introduced mandatory DNA testing of newborns nationwide. Similar claims were also shared on Facebook. Background Paternity DNA...
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Carcinogenic Ink: The Coordinated Misinformation Campaigns Against Nation...
On February 5, 2024, a public notice attributed to the Kenya Bureau of Standards circulated online claiming that the Nation Media Group and the Standard Group use carbon black ink in their products....
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Does This Video Show The Aftermath Of A Dam Explosion In Nairobi?
In the aftermath of flooding that affected various parts of Kenya, a video was posted on X showing a bridge being swept away by floodwaters, with a caption in Arabic claiming that the video showed a...
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Does This Video Show The Retrieval of Kenyan Mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot...
Following the death of Kenyan mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui near the peak of Mount Everest, this post on X claims to show the retrieval of Kirui’s body. The same video was also shared here, making...
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Does This Video Show Pep Guardiola Refusing to shake an Israeli...
This video posted on X allegedly shows Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refusing to shake hands with an Israeli representative during a medal ceremony. The video was uploaded on May 27, 2024,...
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Is this quote by Mwea MP Mary Maingi Authentic?
Following the tabling of the 2024 Finance Bill, Kenyans have demanded for Members of Parliament to reject the bill, using social media to organize protests and amplify their opinions about the bill. In...
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Is this one of the police horses from the #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests?
This post on X features an image of a slain horse, with the caption claiming it is one of the police horses from the June 20, 2024 protests in Kenya against the 2024 Finance Bill. Background On June...
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Are These front pages and graphics about Prophet Owuor running for president...
Posts archived here, here, and here feature newspaper front pages and graphics purportedly by Citizen, The Star, and The Standard. These images were circulated under the hashtags #ComeBabyCome and the...
View ArticleDoes this Image Show the Kenya Army Standing with the People During the...
Attached to this post on X is an image with the caption claiming it shows the army standing with the Kenyan people during the recent protests against the Finance Bill 2024. The photo was posted on June...
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Do These Images Show Bondo MP Gideon Ochanda’s House on Fire?
Posts archived here and here contain images purportedly showing a fire at the residence of Bondo Member of Parliament Gideon Ochanda. According to the captions, the house was allegedly set ablaze after...
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