Stop wearing these smartwatches,” says a man in a video shared on Instagram and Facebook. “I’ve warned you about ...

Cancer is not trying to kill you. Cancer is trying to save your life,” a man claims in a reel circulating on Facebook. He ...

The Global Corruption Barometer Africa survey has detailed public opinion data on citizens’ views on corruption and direct experiences of bribery in Africa. A 2022 Afrobarometer survey found that 73% ...

On 22 April 2025, Kenyan president William Ruto began a five-day state visit to China, shortly after finance minister John ...

IN SHORT: The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has not extended its service year by three months, despite claims circulating in several social media posts across Nigeria. Nigeria’s National Youth ...

IN SHORT: Claims that a message about US president Donald Trump’s arrest will “attack your bank account” are false. Scammers cannot hack your bank account via a text message. But it’s still important ...

IN SHORT: A photo is circulating on Facebook with the claim it shows coffins of 674 Ugandan soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But that’s not true; it shows victims of the ...

IN SHORT: This newspaper front page, mimicking Kenya’s Standard newspaper, portrays president William Ruto as the country’s “redeemer”. But it has been altered. An image of what looks like the 20 ...

IN SHORT: According to a screenshot doing the rounds on social media, former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has said president Bola Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election. But Jonathan ...

IN SHORT: Imposter Facebook pages and accounts continue to target unsuspecting Kenyans. Be on the lookout for this Facebook page using the name of asset finance company Watu to offer users motorbikes ...

IN SHORT: Multiple Facebook posts claim that the governor of Nigeria’s Abia state, Alex Otti, has asked residents to kill five Fulanis for every Igbo killed in attacks by herders. But there is no ...

IN SHORT: Kenya’s former cabinet secretary for interior Fred Matiang’i has jetted back into the country amid reports he is preparing to run for president in 2027. We found no evidence that he was ...