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False: Article Claiming Judiciary Reported William Ruto Did Not Attain Required Threshold To Win August Elections Is Untrue

An article claiming that a Judiciary report revealed President-elect William Ruto did not attain the required threshold to win the August 9 Presidential...

Part of a leader’s escort at the Bomas of Kenya national tallying centre in Nairobi ahead of the IEBC’s announcement on the presidential election, August 11, 2017. /MONICAH MWANGI
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False: This Image Does Not Show Presidential Outriders At Rigathi Gachagua’s Home

An image shared online is wrongly captioned to indicate that there were Presidential outriders at Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua’s home on August 15,...

Recce Squad
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False: This Image Does Not Show Recce Squad Officers At DP William Ruto’s Residence

An image circulating online purporting to show elite General Service Unit (GSU) officers from the Recce Squad at Deputy President William Ruto’s residence...

This image shows Ugandan police blocking the entrance to Kizza Besigye’s home in 2016. Photo/Courtesy
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False: This Police Blockade Is Not Outside Deputy President William Ruto’s Home

This tweet with an image purporting to show officers blocking the road to Deputy President William Ruto’s home is false. The image surfaced...

Fake Kamariny Stadium Image
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False: This Image Is Not Of Kamariny Stadium

An image circulating online that purportedly represents Kamariny Stadium in West Pokot is false.  The image has previously been posted by OMGVoice Kenya,...

Rachael Kaki
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This Facebook Page Does Not Belong To Kitui South MP Dr Rachael Kaki

A Facebook page bearing the name of Kitui South MP Dr Rachael Kaki is fake and is not operated or affiliated with her....

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Nigeria outshines Kenya at African fact-checking awards

Two Kenyan data journalists miss out on prestigious prize