Syndicated By Pesa Check The State House and the Public Service Commission have termed the list as fake. This list, supposedly of 63 Kenyans nominated […]
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HOAX: This website offering free 50GB data to celebrate WhatsApp’s 10th anniversary is a scam
Syndicated By Pesa Check The website is fake since WhatsApp’s 10th anniversary was celebrated in 2019. This website submitted for fact-checking via PesaCheck’s WhatsApp Tipline, […]
False: This photo doesn’t show a maize plantation in Rift Valley, Kenya
By Bonface Onsongo The photo is of Wakarusa town in the United States. This photo posted on Twitter allegedly showing a maize plantation in Rift […]
ALTERED: These photos of Nigerian politician Peter Obi with French President Emmanuel Macron are doctored
Syndicated By Pesa Check The original images are of Presidents Bola Tinubu and Macron at an event in Paris. These photos on Facebook and Twitter, […]
Family of Douglas Kalasinga, Victim of Protests, Faces Financial Burden
By Fridah Okachi The family of Douglas Kalasinga, who tragically lost his life during the recent anti-government demonstrations held from Wednesday to Friday, is seeking […]
Ramaphosa Faces Rejection as Mediator, Raila Points Fingers at President Ruto
By Kamadi Amata Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has claimed that President William Ruto declined to allow South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to […]
PARTLY FALSE: This image is not of a pro-refugee protest in France in 2016
Syndicated By Pesa Check The image was taken in 2015 in Brussels, Belgium, during a solidarity march welcoming refugees. This Facebook post with images contrasting […]
Court Orders Arrest Of Keroche CEO Tabitha Karanja
By Kamadi Amata A Nairobi court has ordered the arrest of Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja after she failed to appear for the hearing of a […]
ALTERED: This photo of former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho in a UDA party T-shirt is doctored
By Mercy Atieno The original image doesn’t depict Joho in the ruling party’s branded outfit. This photo on Facebook allegedly showing ex-Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho […]
FALSE: This photo doesn’t show Kenya’s Kinale forest
By Mercy Atieno The image is of Mau forest. It was taken in 2015. This photo posted on Facebook allegedly showing a section of Kenya’s […]