A document posted on Facebook claims the South Sudanese government has expelled the US ambassador and ordered the closure of ...

IN SHORT: Fake Facebook job adverts falsely claim that Ena Coach, Tahmeed and Mash Poa are recruiting for several roles. They ask for registration fees, a common scam tactic. A job advertisement ...

IN SHORT: Online shopping is rapidly gaining popularity in Kenya, but scammers also want to profit from the industry. Watch out for this fake Facebook page claiming to offer products on credit in the ...

IN SHORT: A viral TikTok video by a Kenyan wellness brand claims potatoes cause arthritis in people with blood group O. But experts say there’s no scientific evidence to back this up. A TikTok video ...

IN SHORT: Beware South Africa, these job adverts for “road cleaners and general workers services” are scams. They use unverified links and numbers, trying to trick social media users out of their ...

IN SHORT: The Namibian presidency has denied the claims, made in several viral Facebook posts, that Namibia would be deporting more than 500 US citizens, and urged the public to verify information ...

IN SHORT: A newspaper front page circulating on social media in Kenya, mimicking Kenya’s Standard newspaper, was intended as satire. But it is being shared without this context and this makes it ...

IN SHORT: A report circulating on Facebook claims that a bomb blast targeting Nigeria’s vice president, Kashim Shettima, killed 26 people in the capital Abuja. The claim is false. “A bomb blast rocked ...

IN SHORT: This Facebook account targets young Kenyans looking to join the motorbike taxi business by offering them new and used motorbikes on credit. But it is run by an imposter, and the offers are ...

IN SHORT: The Kenya Film Classification Board has a history of banning or restricting songs, films and other content it deems inappropriate. But the Omwogo song, despite being controversial, is not ...

IN SHORT: A video shared on social media in April 2025 appears to show Kenya’s former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua apologising to William Ruto during the president’s tour of Mount Kenya. But the ...