Fake news Archives - Kenya Monitor

Fake news and their identity as we near elections

Ever heard about Fake news and how fast they spread? Fake news is always a norm in Kenya especially this period towards general elections. This year, Kenya wil...

Twitter outlines new crisis misinformation policy to deal with fake news

Twitter has outlined a new crisis misinformation policy that will guide its efforts to push for credible and authoritative that will ensure viral misinformation...

FACT CHECK: DCI Letter Subjected to Vehicle Clearing Agents is Fake

Early this week, there has been a letter circulating online directing all clearing agents to subject their vehicles to a forensic analysis/tape lift that was al...

How Social Media Fueled Misinformation During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Social media has become a very crucial tool for communication in recent days with almost everyone now depending on it fully largely interaction and as a source ...

Fact Check: Photos of mass graves in Mombasa is fake

2020 has been quite different from all the other years and so has everything else been. Fake news also thrived through the period; misleading statements have be...

FACT CHECK: SAFARICOM SPIN AND WIN PROMOTION POST IS FAKE

A fake Safaricom spin and win post has been circulating on social media urging people to spin and win money to their M-PESA accounts. The post says “Here’s a...

FACT CHECK: Advert for jobs at Kenya National construction Authority Fake

An advertisement for jobs at the Kenya National Construction Authority (NCA), that was posted on Twitter on 16th September is FAKE. The twitter post advertises ...

Social Media Fake News in times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Ernest Mwanzi Dictionary.com defines Fake News as false news stories, often of a sensational nature, created to be widely shared or distributed for the pu...