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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FAKE: This X Account Commenting On The New Marathon World Record Holder Doesn’t Belong To Eliud Kipchoge

This X (formerly Twitter) account claiming to be owned by two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and asserting his superiority over the new marathon world...

The image with the banner written “Kasarani” is edited and is, therefore, false.
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False: This Image Is Not Of Kasarani Stadium

An X post with an image purporting to be of Kasarani Stadium is false. The image was shared on September 27, 2023, by...

The image of Jakarta City, claimed to be of Nairobi
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False: This Image Is Not of Nairobi City

An image posted on X (formerly Twitter) claiming to be of Nairobi city is false. The image was posted on X by a...

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FALSE: This Is Not Saoset Dam In Bomet County, Kenya

This Facebook post with an image purported to be of Saoset Dam in Bomet County, Kenya is FALSE. The image shows a water body surrounded...

Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Public Service, Affirmative Action and Gender Aisha Jumwa.
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Fake: This Facebook Account Does Not Belong To CS Aisha Jumwa

A Facebook account bearing the name ‘Hon Aishia Jumwa Katana’ does not belong to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Public Service, Affirmative Action...

Mount Edgecombe Highway interchange in Durban, South Africa.
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False: This Road Interchange, Bicycle Lane Are Not In Kisumu

A Facebook post with images of a road interchange and bicycle lane with claims that they are in Kisumu City, Kenya, is false....

A Huduma centre in Kenya
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Fake: Message Calling On Retired Ministry Of Education Employees To Visit Huduma Centres For Benefits Is False

A message being circulated on social media calling on retired Ministry of Education employees to visit Huduma Centres for their retirement benefits is...

Pass out parade for the Kenya Police constables at Kiganjo, Nyeri County on January 10, 2023.
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Fake: This Police Recruitment Ad Is A Scam

An advertisement calling for online applications for police jobs is fake. The ad, posted through a Facebook page – ‘Police Service Recruitment 2023/2024’...

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