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FALSE: DP Gachagua did not say MPs were bribed to pass the 2024 Finance Bill

The video is from February 2021. This video on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua said Members of Parliament (MPs) were...

FAKE: This KFC notice announcing layoffs over demonstrations is fabricated

The KFC franchise in Kenya is not laying off workers.  This letter shared on X (formerly Twitter)  purportedly by Kentucky Fried Chicken(KFC) announcing layoffs due...

MISSING CONTEXT: This video showing Police officers brutally beating up a young man is not from the current GEN Z demonstrations

The video was taken in November 2019 during a students’ strike in Juja. This video shared on X, showing police officers assaulting a young man...

FAKE: EACC notice to activist Hanifa Farsafi over misappropriation of M-Changa funds is fabricated

The purported letter did not originate from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.  This notice on X (formerly Twitter), purportedly from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission...

FALSE: These images, supposedly of police assaulting a protestor, are not from July 2024 in Mukuru Kwa Njenga

The images were posted by Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi on 13 December 2014. This X (formerly Twitter) post with images purportedly showing Kenyan police assaulting...

FACT-CHECK: This  photo of Azimio leader Raila Odinga wearing UDA-branded attire is altered

The original image of Odinga does not have the UDA branding.  A photo shared on X (formerly Twitter) of opposition leader and former Kenyan Prime...

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