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No evidence criminals are claiming to test blood sugar for free only to ‘inject victims with HIV’ – old hoax resurfaces

According to a shocking claim sent to Africa Check by subscribers to our WhatsApp lines, criminals are going around offering ...
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No, Kenya’s ex-attorney general didn’t accuse Nairobi senator of being president’s agent

A graphic circulating on Facebook claims that former Kenyan attorney general and current Democratic Party leader Justin ...
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No, Kenya’s president was not issued an ICC ‘red alert’ as claimed online

Posts shared on Facebook and TikTok, as well as a longer video on YouTube are titled: “Ruto Kwisha. Ruto receives ICC red ...
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Fake: Kenya’s national exams body dismisses 2026 ad for 230,000 jobs

A job advert circulating on Facebook claims that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is recruiting 230,000 ...
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South Africa’s roads agency dismisses claim that ‘80% of its staff is foreign nationals’

Social media posts are claiming that 80% of staff at South Africa’s roads agency are “foreign nationals”. But Sanral has ...