BT FACTCHECK
This section fact-checks various news and information in media. This is where we give facts and debunk fake news and falsehoods.
MISLEADING: Jimi Wanjigi Not Running For Nairobi Governor Seat
A poster that has been making rounds on social media claiming that businessman Jimi Wanjigi will run for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat in...
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MISLEADING: Nzoia FC Player Was Not Awarded Sugar As Man Of The Match
 An image of a Nzoia Sugar FC player shared on social media on 14th December 2021 claiming that he had been awarded a...
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DEBUNKED: Renowned Author Ngugi wa Thiong’o Not Dẹad
A tweet published on 16th December claiming that celebrated Kenyan author and academic Ngugi wa Thiong’o had diẹd is false.  The news was...
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ALTERED: Star Newspaper Front Page With ‘President Ruto’ Headline Was Changed
The front page of The Star newspaper circulating on Whatsapp with the headline addressing Deputy President William Ruto as ‘President’ has been altered....
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FAKE: Kenya Editors Guild President Has Not Resigned
A letter doing rounds indicating that the Kenya Editors’ Guild (KEG) President, Mr Churchil Otieno, has resigned due to unprofessional journalism in the...
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MISLEADING: National Treasury Has Not Warned Of Looming Financial Crišis
A tweet by KTN News claiming that the National Treasury has warned of an impending financial disáster was misleading. The tweet, which was...
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FAKE: Position Statement On Election Consultative Forum Not From IEBC
A position statement circulating on the internet claiming that a section of the IEBC’s commissioners was opposed to the organisation’s withdrawal from the...
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DEBUNKED: Mike Sonko Did Not Say He Has Recording Of President Kenyatta
An article shared by Feed News on 24th November saying that former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko disclosed recording President Uhuru Kenyatta was...
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