This image has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a Nigerian pastor who’s supposedly holding a wrestling belt he claims to have won after defeating the...
Author - Thomas Mukhwana
Thomas Mukhwana is a broadcast journalist and fact-checker. He is passionate about storytelling, sustainable development and policy in the African context.
Posts shared here, here and here claim that fuel prices in Kenya have risen to Sh206 per litre. Background Rising fuel prices have been witnessed globally as a result of...
This tweet claims that Kenya had the most expensive election. Background The exorbitant cost of Kenya’s general election has been a concern for many since the 2013...
This video claiming to show the queen scattering grains on the ground after what is said to be starving children has been circulating online since Queen Elizabeth was...
Claims that the ‘Nyege Nyege Festival’ has been banned were shared online since the Ugandan Parliament moved to stop the festival from taking place next week...
A message circulating on WhatsApp claims to list non-existent polling stations. The post states that Sinendet Primary School, Chepkutum Primary School, Belgut Primary...
This post claims that COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli was spotted hiding from the public after Azimio’s defeat in the recently concluded 2022 general elections...
In a document dubbed “The Fiscal Heist”, Jimi Wanjigi states that the total public debt in 2014 was Sh2.4 trillion. See a screen grab from the forensic...
This post claims to show images taken at Anindo Polling Station after an alleged attack by armed thugs. The post also alleges that Former Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno was...
This statement shared here, here, and most notably on Twitter and Facebook accounts named Tindi Mwale, who is the Member of Parliament, Butere constituency. It claims to...