Fact Check
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A post claiming that the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that COVID-19 vaccines are “not recommended” for healthy children and teens is false. The social media post, which was updated by Citizen Free Press, misinterpreted new WHO guidelines by suggesting that healthy young people do not need Covid 19 vaccines. According to the new […]
Claims that former United States of America President Barack Obama was born in Kenya are false. “Malik Obama is dropping docs proving Barack Obama was born in Nairobi, Kenya and was thus a FAKE and ILLEGITIMATE President,” a twitter user stated. The allegations emerged after Obama’s half-brother Malik Obama posted photos of a British old […]
A poster that has been doing rounds on social media claiming that Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) has announced 2,600 vacancies is false. The fake poster claimed that there are permanent and pensionable vacancies within the Authority. Some of the jobs include; Market Executives, Grounds Persons, Security Officers, Ticketing Instructors, Cargo Load Controllers Front Office Managers, […]
A poster circulating on social media platforms quoting Bomet Women Representative Linet Toto about government printing money is fake. The poster, which had a fake Citizen Digital logo is yet to substantiated where it originated from. The font used is also not the standard that is used by Citizen Digital. According to the fake image, […]
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei on Tuesday, April 11 took to his Twitter page to announce that President William Ruto’s cow had given birth to triplets.
Social media reports earlier this month claimed that the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had imposed Visa restrictions on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Trade CS Moses Kuria, Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungw’ah, and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro. The reports alleged that the US government made the move after the four […]
A twitter post claiming that renewable energy is unreliable is false. “Renewable energy is unreliable. Certainly, when you need energy in winter time,” states the claim. According to BloombergNEF, the cell densities of lithium-ion batteries have almost tripled, and there has also been a decline in their cost by almost 90% in the previous decade. […]
A twitter post claiming that achieving net zero is impossible is false. “Net zero is a lot like Covid zero – impossible to achieve, harmful and pointless”, states the claim. Achieving net zero means releasing no greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere. Many governments as well as businesses have set goals to achieve net zero emissions […]
A post claiming that Kenya Ports Authority boss Captain William Ruto is president William Ruto’s brother is false and misleading. A Facebook user made a post on his timeline claiming that the newly appointed managing director Kenya Ports Authority Captain William Kipkemboi Ruto is President William Ruto’s brother. The post which entailed a photo of […]
A twitter post claiming that climate change is a conspiracy by scientists is false. “And climate change is a global conspiracy organized by Ferrari driving scientists led by George Soros trying to establish the new world order”, states the claim. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 97% of climate scientists are in […]
