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 ...

A Somalian armed with LMG for community in Naledi” begins the message accompanying a photo of a man walking through a street ...

IN SHORT: According to a Facebook video, Kenyan president William Ruto told his deputy Rigathi Gachagua that he had a week before he was impeached. But the audio doesn't match Ruto's voice, suggesting ...

IN SHORT: Social media posts falsely allege that motorcycle taxi operators stoned the Kiambu women representative's car in October 2024. The photos in the claim are from another unrelated incident in ...

IN SHORT: A video allegedly showing Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua rebuking the Luhya and Luo communities is going viral on social media. But this misrepresents the DP’s speech. In the video ...

IN SHORT: The graphic circulating online attributed an inflammatory claim to Kirinyaga county senator John Muhia Methu. But the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has disowned it, saying it was fake ...

IN SHORT: A viral video on TikTok claims to show Rigathi Gachagua accusing president William Ruto of betrayal. But the video is fake and has been edited using audio from a 2022 campaign rally. A viral ...

IN SHORT: A much-viewed video on social media appears to show US lawmakers discussing the shooting of Ugandan politician Bobi Wine. But the discussion actually took place in the UK parliament in 2018.

IN SHORT: In the midst of Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment proceedings, a TikTok video claims that president Ruto has forgiven him and given him new responsibilities. But the audio is from a speech made ...

IN SHORT: A graphic circulating online, apparently from the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, or KBC, falsely attributes a critical quote to Fwamba NC Fwamba. KBC says it’s fake. A graphic circulating ...

IN SHORT: The Uganda National Examinations Board has clarified that the official primary leaving examinations will begin on 6 November 2024, urging the public to disregard a fraudulent timetable ...