Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says ...

Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...

In a digital world where it’s easier than ever to mislead, building resilience to false information is more important than ...

IN SHORT: A viral Facebook video claims that a Kenyan doctor’s house has been destroyed in an explosion linked to his criticism of pharmaceutical companies. It also shows him promoting a “miracle cure ...

IN SHORT: Claims that US marketing and communications group Stagwell is offering an “easy way to earn extra money” on social media are false. Stagwell has warned consumers against fraudulent job ...

IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim that a respiratory virus outbreak in China has led to school closures. While China has recorded an increase in HMPV cases in recent months, health experts ...

IN SHORT: In the supposed interview, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta said he was left disabled by ineffective treatment by doctors, but was cured by a product made by Dr Maxwell Okoth. However, ...

IN SHORT: A claim that an Air Peace plane crashed in the Western Sahara region, killing 50 people, including minister Nyesom Wike’s cousin, continues to circulate on social media. It is false. Air ...

Nine years ago, we wrote to you about the real-world harms caused by false information on Facebook. In response, Meta created a fact-checking program that helped protect millions of users from hoaxes ...

IN SHORT: As kidnapping cases in Kenya continue to raise concern, a graphic quoting former national police spokesperson Resila Onyango blaming the abductions on an organ-harvesting syndicate is ...