This Facebook post bears a digital card supposedly created by NTV Kenya. More Facebook accounts shared the digital card here and here.
Background
Since the government began distributing subsidized fertilizers on March 20, 2023, there have been various scandals involving the program. On June 8, 2023, the police seized 50,000 bags of subsidized fertilizer and relief food being repackaged in Nairobi’s industrial area.
Verification
The digital card was not published on NTV Kenya’s official Twitter handle, Facebook page, or website.
NTV Kenya dismissed the digital as fake through a tweet on their official Twitter handle. The post also clarified that they only post on their official social media platforms, warning that anything not uploaded there is fake.
Piga Firimbi has previously debunked fake digital cards here, here, here, and here.
Verdict
The digital card allegedly created by NTV Kenya is FAKE.
This fact check was published by Piga Firimbi with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and African Fact-Checking Alliance.
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