Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says ...

Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...

In a digital world where it’s easier than ever to mislead, building resilience to false information is more important than ...

IN SHORT: Nigeria’s last national census took place in 2006. However, no official announcement has been made about the next census date, with the NPC terming such claims as misleading. “BREAKING: FG ...

IN SHORT: Some social media users claim that this video shows the United Democratic Alliance party offices in Trans Nzoia county, Kenya, being vandalised following a 2025 spat between two prominent ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria’s Department of State Services announced that the Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu has escaped from its detention facility ...

IN SHORT: Old claims from 2023 have resurfaced in January 2025, repeating news reports that the South African government had imposed new race-based regulations on exports that would devastate the ...

IN SHORT: The video shows Akothee promoting a supposed joint pain remedy linked to a Kenyan doctor. But it is another deepfake video spreading health misinformation. A video circulating as an ...

IN SHORT: A viral Facebook video claims that a Kenyan doctor’s house has been destroyed in an explosion linked to his criticism of pharmaceutical companies. It also shows him promoting a “miracle cure ...

IN SHORT: This Facebook page in the name of Watu, a renowned asset finance company operating in Kenya, offers motorbikes at low prices. But it is run by a known scammer. A typical post from the page ...

IN SHORT: Claims that US marketing and communications group Stagwell is offering an “easy way to earn extra money” on social media are false. Stagwell has warned consumers against fraudulent job ...