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PesaCheck is a pioneering verification initiative that is kickstarting fact-checking across Africa. Initially focused on verifying the financial and other statistical numbers quoted by public figures in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, PesaCheck is now Africa’s largest with full-time fact-checkers in 12 countries in both east and west Africa, as well as across the Sahel.

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HOAX: This Facebook Page Purportedly Issuing Loans On KCB Bank’s Behalf Is Fraudulent

This Facebook page mimicking Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and purporting to issue loans is a HOAX. The page ‘KCB cash payout’ had 17 likes and 21 followers...

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ALTERED: This Image Showing Kenya’s DP Gachagua Behind President Ruto And King Charles III Is Doctored

An image shared on Facebook purporting to show Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a tracksuit behind President William Ruto and King Charles III has...

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FAKE: This X Account Commenting On The New Marathon World Record Holder Doesn’t Belong To Eliud Kipchoge

This X (formerly Twitter) account claiming to be owned by two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and asserting his superiority over the new marathon world...

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FALSE: This Is Not Saoset Dam In Bomet County, Kenya

This Facebook post with an image purported to be of Saoset Dam in Bomet County, Kenya is FALSE. The image shows a water body surrounded...

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FAKE: This Kenya Power Screenshot Telling Off Customers Is Fabricated

This screenshot on X (formerly Twitter) purporting to show a post by Kenya Power telling off customers is FAKE. “Kasikieni Vibaya na ukooo [Go and...

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FALSE: This Image Isn’t Of Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Meeting UK Minister James Heappey In August 2023

This Facebook post with an image, purportedly of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga at a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister for Armed Forces...

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FALSE: This Video Is Not Of Russia’s Luna 25 Crashing Into The Moon

A post on X (formerly Twitter) with a video supposedly showing Russia’s Luna 25 crashing into the moon is FALSE. The post reads: “BREAKING: Russia’s...

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FAKE: This X Account Asking Stanbic Bank Customers For Personal Information Is An Imposter

This X account posting content as Stanbic Bank Uganda and asking customers for their National Identity Numbers (NINs) is FAKE. X is formerly Twitter. The picture on...

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