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

A video shared on Kenyan social media in April 2025, where it has drawn tens of thousands of views, claims that former deputy ...

A claim is circulating on Facebook, saying that Namibia's new president has ordered the deportation of more than 500 US ...

A TikTok video shows the main entrance to Uganda’s parliament building, with the national anthem playing in the background. ...

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: 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 ...