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False: Viral screenshot of tweet targeting Kenyan Citizen TV journalist not from TV channel but 'parody' account IN SHORT: A snapshot of the effect of Twitter changing its verification policy was seen on Kenyan social media in April 2023, when an account impersonating Citizen TV tweeted an inappropriate update which went viral. It wasn't genuine, but appeared to fool many. In November 2022, (Source: Africa Check)

Scam: Beware of yet another imposter Facebook page offering 'Inua Jamii' loans IN SHORT: The Kenyan government aid programme Inua Jamii is frequently impersonated on Facebook, targeting the desperate and vulnerable. This page in the programme's name is another example and its posts should be ignored. The Facebook page INUA JAMII SOFT LOAN claims to offer lo (Source: Africa Check)

False: Vaccines do not cause magnetism, no evidence government is 'secretly injecting the vaccine into meat' IN SHORT: No vaccines – including ones against Covid-19 – cause the vaccinated to become magnetised, whether human or animal. And there's no government plot to inject meat with Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, despite persistent rumours to this effect online. A video with over a whopping  (Source: Africa Check)