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113 - FAKE: This statement purportedly by ambassadors and high commissioners on Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment is fabricated
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  • 113 - FAKE: This statement purportedly by ambassadors and high commissioners on Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment is fabricated

    FAKE: This statement purportedly by ambassadors and high commissioners on Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment is fabricated

    Several embassies listed on the document have disowned it.

    This statement shared onFacebook supposedly from ambassadors and high commissioners in Kenya banning Rigathi Gachagua from traveling abroad due to his impeachment is FAKE.


    The statement claims that foreign nations represented by the ambassadors and high commissioners in the country have expressed concern that has led to Gachagua being declared persona non grata in the European Union (EU), United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

    The statement surfaced online after Gachagua was impeached as the deputy president, following a decision by the Senateto upload the National Assembly’s move to oust him.

    To confirm the letter’s authenticity, Ghetto Radio checked social media platforms of the embassies listed on the document, but did not find the communication. Instead, we found posts disowning the document in question as outlined below.

    The US Embassy in Kenya disowned the purported statement and flagged it fake on its official X (formerly Twitter) account.

    The embassies of Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Belgium in Kenya also distanced themselves from the said statement.  

    Further, the European Union Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger, also flagged the statement.

    Lastly, news of Gachagua being banned from visiting the said counties would have been prominently covered in the media, however, there’s no evidenceof any such ban.

    Ghetto Radio examined a statement shared on Facebook supposedly from ambassadors and high commissioners in Kenya banning Rigathi Gachagua from travelling abroad due to his impeachment and found it to be FAKE.

    This fact-check was published byGhetto Radiowith support from Code for Africa’sPesaCheckandAfrican Fact-Checking Alliance.


    Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 02min
  • 112 - FAKE: Nation Africa didn’t publish this card claiming Kalonzo Musyoka has been nominated as Interior Cabinet Secretary 

    FAKE: Nation Africa didn’t publish this card claiming Kalonzo Musyoka has been nominated as Interior Cabinet Secretary 

    Nation Africa and Kalonzo Musyoka have disowned the card.

    Thisdigital card purportedly from Nation Africa claiming Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has been nominated as the Interior Cabinet Secretary is FAKE. 

    “National Assembly Speaker Wetangula receives the nomination of Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka as Interior Cabinet Secretary following the promotion of Kithure Kindiki,” reads the text on the card.


    The graphic was shared after Kithure Kindiki, who was serving as Interior Cabinet Secretary, was nominated by President Ruto for the position of deputy president and approvedby the National Assembly following Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment by the National Assembly and the Senate

    To confirm the card’s authenticity, Ghetto Radio reviewed Nation Africa’s Facebook page and X (formerly Twitter), but there was no such card.

    On 18 October 2024, Nation Africa disowned the card stating: “FAKE NEWS ALERT! Please be advised that this card doing rounds on social media is fake.”


    Further, Kalonzo Musyoka Command Centre Communications Lead Paloma Gatabaki disowned the card and termed it fake.

    “Our attention has been drawn to the Fake News poster circulating on social media. It should be made clear that the poster did not originate from the@NationAfrica. Furthermore, the substance is at best laughable; and at worst pitiable reflecting an out-of-touch & desperately dithering dictatorship. The Alternative Government Leader and@TheWiperParty leader HE Dr.@skmusyoka has on several occasions, clearly dismissed any and all claims that purportedly link him to the anti-people bread based regime,” the statement reads in part.

    Ghetto Radio examined a digital card purportedly from Nation Africa claiming Kalonzo Musyoka has been nominated as the Interior Cabinet Secretary and found it to be FAKE. 

    This fact-check was published byGhetto Radiowith support from Code for Africa’sPesaCheckandAfrican Fact-Checking Alliance.

     


    Thu, 31 Oct 2024 - 03min
  • 111 - DHULMA YA KIJINSIA WAKATI WA KAMPENI ZA UCHAGUZI ULIOPITA

    Wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi wa mwaka wa 2022 wanawake wengi waliweza kudhulumiwa na wengi wao hawajaweza kupata haki yao. Wengine wamebaki wakiuguza majeraha .

    Tue, 29 Oct 2024 - 07min
  • 110 - HOAX: This website purportedly offering M-PESA cash giveaways is a scam


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    This website, submitted for fact-checking via PesaCheck’s WhatsApp Tipline and claiming to offer cash giveaways through Safaricom’s M-PESA service, is a HOAX.

    The site claims that M-PESA is issuing KSh5,000 gift vouchers to all its customers to celebrate its anniversary.

    To qualify, users must first provide their phone numbers to get the purported gift voucher.

    The next phase requires prospective beneficiaries to select their gender, after which they are requested to share the link with five WhatsApp groups or 15 friends.

    But is the giveaway authentic?

    The website has red flags, among them exerting pressure on users to act fast. For instance, the site repeatedly says, “Hurry and get this amazing offer.”

    The site also requests users share the link on WhatsApp to enter the giveaway. This is consistent with PesaCheck’s research on red flags for online scams.

    The site uses a suspicious URL ‘https://m-pesa.programs.lat/Gifts#1728237727749’ which is different from the authentic Safaricom website ‘https://www.safaricom.co.ke/

    WHOIS search established that the impostor website was registered in Iceland on 10 June 2024. Information about the registrant is hidden, while the authentic Safaricom website was registered by Safaricom PLC on 12 February 2003.

    Legitimate sites tend to be much older than hoax sites, which also have hidden details about the registrant, raising suspicion.

    A review of Safaricom’s websiteFacebook page, and X (formerly Twitter) account did not yield the giveaway in question.

    PesaCheck contacted Safaricom on X and established that the giveaway was not authentic.

    “These are fraudsters. Do not follow any procedure or click any link,” Safaricom said.

    PesaCheck examined a website submitted for fact-checking via PesaCheck’s WhatsApp Tipline, and claiming to offer cash giveaways through Safaricom’s M-PESA service, and found it to be a HOAX.

    This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms.

    By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds.

    Have you spotted what you think is fake or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content.

    This fact-check was written by PesaCheck fact-checker Rodgers Omondi and edited by PesaCheck senior copy editor Mary Mutisya.

    The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck managing editor Doreen Wainainah.

    PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by Catherine Gicheru and Justin Arenstein, and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: Code for Africa. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water / sanitation. PesaCheck also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit pesacheck.org.

    PesaCheck is an initiative of Code for Africa, through its innovateAFRICA fund, with support from Deutsche Welle Akademie, in partnership with a coalition of local African media and other civic watchdog organisations.

    Are they lying? Kenya’s 1st fact-checking initiative verifies statements by public figures. A @Code4Kenya and @IBP_Kenya initiative, supported by @Code4Africa.

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    HOAX: This website purportedly offering M-PESA cash giveaways is a scamSafaricom has disowned the site.·Published in·4 min read·Oct 9, 2024Follow UsLike UsEmail UsWhatsApp UsEnglishKenyaShort FormWritten by PesaCheck5.8K Followers·Editor for FollowMore from PesaCheck and PesaCheckFALSE: These aren’t bodies of congregants burnt by a pastor in DRCThe image shows casualties of a fuel tanker explosion in Tanzania in 2019.Oct 20, 2023FALSE: Margarine is not similar to plastic and does not share 27 ingredients with paintPlastics are polymers and completely unrelated to anything in margarine.Apr 29, 20219FAUX : L’artiste français Dadju n’est pas mortDadju Djuna Nsungula, plus connu sous le mononyme Dadju, continue de mettre à jour ses différentes pages de médias sociaux et a annoncé…Jan 28, 2022FALSE: This image is not of a pro-Palestine billboard in Chicago, USAThe image is of a pro-Palestine billboard in Tunisia.Nov 16, 20232See all from PesaCheckSee all from PesaCheckRecommended from MediumMake Money Like Google Start Your Own Search Engine TodayHave you ever thought of creating your own search engine online? Believe it or not, it is a fun way to earn an additional income. You can…3d ago

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  • 109 - FALSE: This photo wasn’t captured in Nairobi CBD on 1 October 2024


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    These posts on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with a photo supposedly of the situation in Kenya’s Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) on 1 October 2024 are FALSE.

    “Situation right now at Nairobi CBD #FREEMORARA,” reads the Facebook post.

    The image depicts a group of individuals carrying placards and marching along a street.

    One donned a sackcloth with the text: “If I die in the battlefield, tell Mama I did my best.”

    A section of Kenyans, mainly the youth, had threatened to hold protests in Nairobi CBD on 1 October 2024, following the arrest of activist Morara Kebaso on 30 September 2024.

    Kebaso was released on a KSh50,000 cash bail after appearing in court on 1 October 2024.

    A Google reverse image search led PesaCheck to an image published by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) Afrika on 26 June 2024, which predates the claim.

    TRT Afrika published the photo alongside three others. The images were accompanied by a Kiswahili text that translates to: “The Kenya Medical Association has said at least 23 people have been killed and 30 others are being treated for gunshot wounds after a nationwide protest against a tax hike in Kenya on Tuesday.”

    TRT Afrika’s post came a day after a section of Kenyans took to the streets on 25 June 2024, protesting against the government. The protest led to loss of lives and injuries.

    The image was also shared here and here.

    PesaChecked looked into posts on Facebook and X with a photo supposedly showing the situation in the Nairobi CBD on 1 October 2024 and found them to be FALSE.

    This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms.

    By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds.

    Have you spotted what you think is fake or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content.

    This fact-check was written by PesaCheck fact-checker Rodgers Omondi and edited by PesaCheck senior copy editor Mary Mutisya and chief copy editor Stephen Ndegwa.

    The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck managing editor Doreen Wainainah.

    PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by Catherine Gicheru and Justin Arenstein, and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: Code for Africa. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water / sanitation. PesaCheck also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit pesacheck.org.

    PesaCheck is an initiative of Code for Africa, through its innovateAFRICA fund, with support from Deutsche Welle Akademie, in partnership with a coalition of local African media and other civic watchdog organisations.

    Are they lying? Kenya’s 1st fact-checking initiative verifies statements by public figures. A @Code4Kenya and @IBP_Kenya initiative, supported by @Code4Africa.

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