BT FACTCHECK
This section fact-checks various news and information in media. This is where we give facts and debunk fake news and falsehoods.
FALSE: Kenya’s Anti-Graft Body Has Not Arrésted Governor Anne Waiguru
A Facebook post claiming that the Ethics and Anti-Corrùption Commission (EACC) has arrésted Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru is FALSE. The post insinuates that her...
PESACHECK2 Mins read
FALSE: Government Did Not Lift Travel Red Alerts On Miguna Miguna
A tweet on 25th November by blogger Robert Alai claiming that lawyer Miguna Miguna had been granted permission to return to Kenya was...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
FAKE: Woman Never Asked To Be Buried Over Jobless Children
 An article and picture published by Citizen Witness  website on 19th November 2021 claiming that a woman sought to be buried alive over...
BT Reporter1 Mins read
MISLEADING: Deputy Inspector of Police Did Not Take Junior Officer’s Wife
An article published by K24 online claiming that Deputy Inspector General of Police Edward Mbugua had snatched the wife of his junior was...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
HOAX: Nursing Council of Kenya Is Not Not Recruiting Management TraineesÂ
A job advertisement by the Nursing Council Of Kenya (NCK) calling for management trainee interviews is a hoax. In the advert dated 10th...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
MISLEADING: Kenya Power Has Not Disconnected Electricity At City Hall
The photo of a Kenya Power branded van being lifted onto a truck circulating on social media is misleading. The photo’s caption indicates...
BT Reporter1 Mins read
FAKE: ODM Spokesman Did Not Criticise Anne Waiguru For Joining UDA
A screenshot that went viral on social media purporting to be from the ODM Party Director of Communications, Mr Philip Etale, criticising Kirinyaga...
BT Correspondent1 Mins read
ALTERED: Taifa Leo Front Page With Vulgar Headline Was Fake
The front page of 5th November 2021 edition of Taifa Leo newspaper with a vulgar headline shared on social media is fake. The...
BT Correspondent1 Mins read
