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No evidence that embattled Kenyan top cop Eliud Lagat’s son killed a person, as widely claimed online
A TikTok video shows a photo of Kenya’s deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Eliud Lagat, who stepped aside from his ...
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South Africans beware, mining company Sibanye-Stillwater not offering learnerships or training via dodgy link
A message sent to Africa Check by subscribers to our WhatsApp lines claims that a company called “Sibanye Water” is offering ...
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No, Nigeria’s former army chief Buratai didn’t ‘narrowly escape’ attack in June 2025
A post on Facebook claims that Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s former chief of army staff, escaped an attack by Boko Haram in early ...
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Ignore cheapfake video of US president Trump accusing Kenyan leader Ruto of ‘stealing and killing Kenyans’
A video posted on TikTok shows US president Donald Trump apparently saying: “President Ruto is stealing and killing Kenyans.
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No, Kenya’s ODM party leader Raila Odinga didn’t release statement condemning police brutality
A document circulating on Facebook appears to be a statement from Kenya’s former prime minister and Orange Democratic ...
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Disregard fake ‘K24’ graphic that claims popular Kenyan YouTuber Lynn Ngugi linked arrested activist to ‘Estonian hackers’
On 30 May, Rose Njeri, a Kenyan software developer, was arrested for building a tool that lets Kenyans email members of ...
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PRESS RELEASE: 2025 Africa Facts Summit to take place in Senegal
The fourth edition of the Africa Facts summit, scheduled for 1-2 October 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, will bring together ...
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Ignore fake press release claiming Rwanda’s president is critically ill in Europe
A post circulating on Facebook claims that Rwandan president Paul Kagame is critically ill in an intensive care unit (ICU) in ...
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HIV/Aids breakthrough not a ‘cure’, popular social media posts misrepresent the facts
Users on Facebook, Instagram and X have shared the same “BREAKING NEWS” message, claiming that “A CURE FOR HIV/AIDS HAS JUST ...
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WHO not under pressure to ‘blacklist’ Diageo over ‘alcohol deaths’ in Kenya, as fake news graphic claims
A graphic posted on the social media platform X on 19 June 2025 is designed to look like a breaking-news alert from the Star, a Kenyan newspaper. It ...