BT FACTCHECK

This section fact-checks various news and information in media. This is where we give facts and debunk fake news and falsehoods.

Fake: IT CS Joe Mucheru Has Not Congratulated William Ruto For...

A screenshot of a Facebook post showing Kenya’s ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru congratulating Deputy President William Ruto for winning the presidency in the...

False: This Police Blockade Is Not Outside Deputy President William Ruto’s...

This tweet with an image purporting to show officers blocking the road to Deputy President William Ruto’s home is false. The image surfaced online a...

PARTLY FALSE: Post Does Not Show Requirements For Hustler Fund Loans

A Facebook post listing the requirements for the Hustler Fund programme by the Kenyan government is PARTLY FALSE. The requirements in the claim are listed as follows: 1....

FALSE: Photo Is Not Of a School In Fafi, Garissa County

A tweet with a photo purporting to be of a school in Fafi Constituency of Kenya’s Garissa County is FALSE. The photo, which was shared online on...

FALSE: This Photo Used To Show Construction Of Likoni Bypass Is...

A photo shared on Facebook with text praising former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for the construction of the Likoni bypass in Mombasa is FALSE. The photo, which...

FALSE: Britain’s New Prime Minister Is Not From The Luo Tribe

A tweet claiming that new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is from the Luo tribe of Kenya is FALSE. The tweet reads: “Now Britain has elected a...

FAKE: News Alert Of Imminent Terroríst Attack On Kenya Is Fabricated

A news alert with the branding of Capital FM warning Kenya of an impeding terroríst attack is FAKE. The message appears as though it emanated from the Kenyan...