A document posted on Facebook claims the South Sudanese government has expelled the US ambassador and ordered the closure of ...

IN SHORT: Online shopping is rapidly gaining popularity in Kenya, but scammers also want to profit from the industry. Watch out for this fake Facebook page claiming to offer products on credit in the ...

IN SHORT: This Facebook account targets young Kenyans looking to join the motorbike taxi business by offering them new and used motorbikes on credit. But it is run by an imposter, and the offers are ...

IN SHORT: There appears to be a surge in false claims online targeting Kenya’s former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. This front page claiming he referred to politician Catherine Waruguru as a ...

IN SHORT: A newspaper front page circulating on social media in Kenya, mimicking Kenya’s Standard newspaper, was intended as satire. But it is being shared without this context and this makes it ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that the former chief justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has been arrested in the United States. The claim is false. Several Facebook posts ...

A TikTok video shows the main entrance to Uganda’s parliament building, with the national anthem playing in the background. ...

A video shared on Kenyan social media in April 2025, where it has drawn tens of thousands of views, claims that former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has ...

A claim is circulating on Facebook, saying that Namibia's new president has ordered the deportation of more than 500 US ...

IN SHORT: Beware South Africa, these job adverts for “road cleaners and general workers services” are scams. They use unverified links and numbers, trying to trick social media users out of their ...

Stop wearing these smartwatches,” says a man in a video shared on Instagram and Facebook. “I’ve warned you about electromagnetic frequencies, radio ...