Fact Check

A twitter post claiming that ocean levels are the same as they were 1000 years ago is false. “There is no climate change, only normal cycles with small differences. The ocean levels are the same as carved in the cliffs 1k years ago, exact. We are in the small natural cooling cycle and the northern […]

The National Assembly Speaker has distanced himself from the page. This Facebook page claiming to be that of the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and posting misinformation in his name is an imposter. The page has made several posts including this one, claiming that Speaker Wetang’ula made a provocative statement against the Muslim community. “It’s […]

A Facebook page purporting to be that of President William Ruto urging the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon Uganda’s Ambassador to Kenya over Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s remarks is FAKE. The Facebook page, which bears the name President William Samoei Ruto, has been sharing posts about the welfare of the country. The page, which […]

A twitter post claiming that the earth was 2°C hotter 55,000 years ago than it is now is false. “B.S. Climate is geological and cyclical. 55,000 years ago the Earth was 2°C hotter than it is now. Guess what? The planet survived and so did humans!” states the claim. Teams of scientists do drill ice […]

A twitter post claiming that volcanoes produce more carbon dioxide (CO2) than human activities is false. “Global warming is not real and just volcanoes emit 100x more CO2 than all human activity. Even if anthropogenic global warming was real, China and India don’t care. Not worth destroying our country over,” states the claim. According to […]

Emmanuel Talam, the Press Secretary at the Presidential Communication Service dismissed the sacco. A screengrab shared on Twitter with a message urging Kenyans to register and be members of the Hustler Sacco in order to get hustler fund loans is a HOAX. The photo was shared on Twitter on November 16, 2022, with a caption […]

The Facebook account offering the gifts is an imposter. A Facebook account impersonating former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and offering gifts in his name is a HOAX.  The account goes by the name Mbuvi Kioko and has been purporting to issue gifts that include; school fees, motorbikes, tuk tuks and capital to interested persons.  “Am […]

A twitter post claiming that we are heading into another ice age is false. “We are heading into another ice age! You will likely die in an old refrigerator that someone didn’t take the door off of!” states the claim. Just a few centuries ago, the planet experienced a mild ice age, quaintly dubbed the […]

The claim going around that Chief Justice (CJ) Martha Koome and Inspector General Japhet Koome Nchebere are related is FALSE. The claim has mostly gone viral on Facebook. This claim started circulating as soon as Japhet Koome was nominated by President William Ruto as the Inspector General of Police on 27th September 2022. One of […]

The house belongs to Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky and is located in Thousand Oaks, California.  A Facebook post with a photo claiming to show former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s new home in Maasai Mara, Narok County is FALSE.  The photo was accompanied by a caption that reads: “Mr UK… Uhuru Kenyatta new home..”Maasai mara…kwa […]