PESACHECK
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.
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 ,” the screenshot, which was also shared here, here, and here, reads.
While the purported Kenya Power X account displays a blue verification...
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 James Heappey in London in August 2023, is FALSE.
The post reads: “UK TOUR Prime Minister Raila Odinga today...
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 Luna-25 has crashed into the Moon. #Luna #Russia #MoonLanding (sic).”
The video shows a cylindrical object falling towards...
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 the account’s profile has some similarities with Stanbic Bank Uganda’s branding. The bio section describes the account...
FAKE: This Facebook Account Purporting To Issue Statements In The Name Of Kenya’s National Police Service Spokesperson Is An Imposter
This Facebook account issuing statements as the National Police Service (NPS) spokesperson Resila Onyango is FAKE.
The account ‘Resila Onyango’ uses Onyango’s image and has an intro reading “works at Vigilance House”, the Kenya police headquarters.
The account has made several posts, including this one promising police...
FAKE: This Facebook Account Offering Funds In Education CAS Anab Gure’s Name Is An Imposter
This Facebook account purporting to belong to Kenya’s Education Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Anab Gure and offering funds is FAKE.
The Facebook account, registered under username “Cas Anab Gure Sabwow,” with 189 friends as of 5 July 2023, claims to give funds...
