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PRESS RELEASE: Namibian media and civil society stakeholders join forces to promote credible information ahead of and around November 2024 elections
The broad-based coalition aims to help voters critically engage with information and make informed decisions in the voting ...
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Scam alert! Nigeria’s federal civil service commission isn’t recruiting, ignore fake online posts
Jobseekers would ordinarily be pleased to hear that Nigeria’s Office of the Head of the Civil Service Commission of the ...
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Fake quote falsely links expressway toll fees to Muhoho Kenyatta, brother of Kenyan ex-president
A graphic making the rounds on social media since August 2024 attributes a quote to the Kenya National Highways Authority ...
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No, Nigerian senator Orji Uzor Kalu not dead
According to several posts on Facebook in August 2024, Nigerian senator Orji Uzor Kalu died in a German hospital after ...
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As Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja paints rosy picture of his two years in office, we fact-checked claims on revenue, debt and water demand
The governor of Kenya's capital has been on a victory tour of sorts in recent weeks. But do some of his claimed achievements ...
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Video of people attacking Nigerian embassy in Senegal is from 2013, not 2024 as social media posts claim
A video of a crowd appearing to vandalise a building has been circulating on social media in Nigeria since late August 2024.
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Fake graphic: Kenyan MP Ndindi Nyoro didn't say calls to impeach deputy president would hurt the economy
A graphic making the rounds on social media in Kenya attributes a quote to Kenyan lawmaker Ndindi Nyoro. In the quote, Nyoro ...
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Scam alert! Nigerian politician Peter Obi not giving away money on Facebook
Congrats! Apply for a grant of ₦20,000 by Peter Obi foundation. Application Ends Soon,” reads a 14 September 2024 post on ...
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No evidence US intelligence agency found US$6 billion cash, 2027 presidential election result sheets in London home of Nigerian minister Nyesom Wike
A report circulating on Facebook claims that a United States intelligence agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), ...
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No evidence that ‘shame plant’ can cure mpox
A video posted on Facebook claims that the shame plant is a cure for mpox. A woman in the video instructs users to grind the ...
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Old video and quote used to falsely claim influential Kenyan MP Ndindi Nyoro backs deputy president
IN SHORT: A video and a quote is circulating on social media in Kenya, with the claim it shows prominent lawmaker Ndindi Nyoro praising the country’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua. But this is ...