By Alphonce Wadenya A digital card shared on Twitter contains a quote attributed to Kitui Governor Julius Malombe, purportedly published by Kamba Insights. The digital...
Author - Piga Firimbi
Piga Firimbi, is a product of Africa Uncensored for our readers and the general public to access factual information on the validity of claims being made in news/media reports and on social media.
By Naomi Wanjiku Rishi Sunak’s parents are both Hindu. A tweet claiming that new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is from the Luo tribe of Kenya is FALSE...
By Harriet Ogayo According to the KRA website, rental income is charged at a flat rate of 10 per cent of gross monthly rent. A tweet claiming that the Kenya...
Inauthentic, simply put, is something that is not original, not genuine. And that is exactly what those Twitter trends you may see from time to time, especially those of...
Verified Podcast Episode 11: The importance of attribution in the world of misinformation and disinformation
By now – the season is almost up – you know what fake news is, how to identifying misleading information and whatnot. Do you know what else you need to know...
You haven’t heard the last of terms and trends in the world of fake news. There’s always something new to learn and, in this episode, Thomas Mukhwana, a...
What is miscontextualization? Well, ask Linda and Nyakerario, the hosts of the 9th episode of the Verified Podcast. They put the term in its proper context (eyeroll)...
Taboo? What taboo? Nyakerario and Calvin are back to debunk myths and falsehoods around menstruation. Join them and learn.
In this episode, Africa Uncensored reporters and fact-checkers, Calvin Rock and Nyakerario Omari, explore propaganda as a means of spreading fake news. In the age of...
You know of ‘The Onion’? Well, if you don’t, here’s a short crash course before we hand over things to Linda and Calvin: it is a satirical...


