A message circulating on Whatsapp claims that the University of Toronto is offering full scholarship opportunities for international students. Background The purported...
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.
A digital card bearing the Kenyans.co.ke news website’s logo claims to show a statement allegedly made by Cleophas Malala. The image was shared on Facebook and Twitter. ...
This digital card purporting to be from People Daily was shared on Facebook. It claims to directly quote Rigathi Gachagua linking him to the statement enclosed in the...
This image was shared by a user claiming that the crowd in the picture are UDA (United Democratic Alliance) supporters gathered at a rally in Narok. Background As the...
This tweet claims that Germany permitted women to swim topless for gender equality purposes. Background According to Forbes, a swimmer in the German city of Gottingen...
This post shared on Instagram claims that Uganda recorded its first case of Monkeypox. Similar claims were also shared on Twitter. Background According to the World...
Is Data on TVET Institutions as Presented at President Uhuru’s Madaraka Speech Accurate?
Part of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Madaraka Day speech in 2022 focused on the progress his administration has made in the education sector. Besides the transition from 8...
In his Madaraka Day speech on June 1, 2022, President Uhuru Kenyatta raised alarm on many issues affecting Kenya, among them was the rise in single-parent households in...