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 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...
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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....
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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...
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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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FAKE: This Kenya Power Screenshot Telling Off Customers Is Fabricated
This screenshot on X (formerly Twitter) purporting to show a post by Kenya Power telling off customers is FAKE. “Kasikieni Vibaya na ukooo [Go and...
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Doctored: Image Showing Raila Being Crowned An Elder In Nigeria Is Altered
An image showing Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga being crowned an elder in Nigeria is doctored. The image was...
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False: This Photo is not of Nairobi’s CBD
An image shared online allegedly depicting part of Nairobi's central business district (CBD) is false. The image, shared by X (formerly Twitter) user...
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FALSE: This Image Isn’t Of Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Meeting UK Minister James Heappey In August 2023
This Facebook post with an image, purportedly of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga at a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister for Armed Forces...
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