BT FACTCHECK

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

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HOAX: President-Elect William Ruto Is Not Offering Sh20,000 Grant

A website promoting a cash grant of Ksh20,000 by President-elect William Ruto is fake. The cash grant is being promoted on this web...

The Star also flagged the image as fake, saying that it did not originate from them.
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Altered: This Front Page Of The Star Newspaper Claiming Justice Lenaola Was Bribed Is Manipulated

An alleged front page of The Star newspaper claiming that Supreme Court Judge Isaac Lenaola, was bribed by Uasin Gishu woman representative Gladys...

Jubilee Party Vice Chairperson David Murathe.
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False: This Facebook Page Is Not Run By Jubilee Vice-chairman David Murathe

This Facebook page with the name Hon David Murathe does not belong to Jubilee vice-chairman David Murathe, nor is it run by the...

Part of a leader’s escort at the Bomas of Kenya national tallying centre in Nairobi ahead of the IEBC’s announcement on the presidential election, August 11, 2017. /MONICAH MWANGI
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False: This Image Does Not Show Presidential Outriders At Rigathi Gachagua’s Home

An image shared online is wrongly captioned to indicate that there were Presidential outriders at Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua’s home on August 15,...

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FAKE: Standard Group, Royal Media Did Not Issue Statement Declaring Presidential Results

A statement purportedly signed by owners of Standard Media Group and Royal Media Services calling the 2022 presidential election in favour of Raila...

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FALSE: Airspace Restrictions Not Placed On Raila Odinga Residence

On 13th August, as tallying and verification of presidential ballots continued at Bomas of Kenya, a Facebook group, Uhuru For Us, posted a...

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False: This Image Does Not Show Recce Squad Officers At DP William Ruto’s Residence

An image circulating online purporting to show elite General Service Unit (GSU) officers from the Recce Squad at Deputy President William Ruto’s residence...

Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Joe Mucheru addressing delegates during the IASP Africa Division Conference at Konza Technopolis.
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Fake: IT CS Joe Mucheru Has Not Congratulated William Ruto For Winning Presidency

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

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