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: 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 record...
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 a person...
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 user using...
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 by vegetation....
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 and...
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.
The images...
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 false.
The...
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’ - claimed...