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William Ruto election results
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FAKE: DP Ruto Tweet Congratulating Raila Odinga For Winning Elections Is Fabricated

On 12th August 2020, a screenshot of a tweet bearing the account name of Deputy President William Ruto was shared through WhatsApp. In...

Francis Atwoli
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FALSE: Photo Does Not Show Francis Atwoli Fleeing Kenya

The photo of COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli circulating on social media indicating that he is travelling abroad is false. The photo has been...

SK Macharia Photo
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FAKE: These Twitter And Facebook Accounts Not Run By S.K. Macharia

The Twitter account has been active since March 2022 and has lately been giving updates in favour of Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Rev Timothy Njoya
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FAKE: Digital Card Quoting Timothy Njoya Not Published By News Website

A digital card shared in WhatsApp groups containing the branding of Kenyans.co.ke and quoting retired Reverend Timothy Njoya is fake. BusinessToday has reviewed...

Star flagged fake
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FAKE: This Star Newspaper Frontpage Is Altered

This image of the front page of The Star newspaper doing rounds on social media has been altered. The image has a headline,...

Who owns Rubis Energy Kenya
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FAKE: Rubis Energy Disowns Statement Explaining Its Ownership And Fuel Shortage

A statement circulating on social media claiming that oil marketer Rubis Kenya criticised some politicians for associating it with President Uhuru Kenyatta family...

Sabina Chege photo
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MISLEADING: Murang’a Woman Rep Sabina Chege Did Not Attend Sagana Meeting

A tweet shared by Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi showing Murang’a Woman Rep Sabina Chege at the Sagana III meeting is fake. On 23rd...

Prof Edward Kisiang'ani
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DEBUNKED: Digital Card Quoting Prof Kisiang’ani On Livondo’s Security Is Fake

A digital card bearing the Kenyans.co.ke branding posted on Twitter on 22nd February 2022 quoting historian and political analyst Prof Edward Kisiang’ani as...

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FAKE: Syokimau Railway Station Not Recruiting

A Facebook post claiming that Syokimau Railway Station is hiring is fake. According to the post shared on 5th February, 2022, vacant positions...