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UgandaCNN_False

Yoweri Museveni

Ignore fake graphics claiming president Yoweri Museveni barred CNN journalist Larry Madowo from covering Uganda’s 2026 elections

MuseveniGiveaway_Scam

Yoweri Museveni

Ignore Facebook posts claiming Ugandan president is giving out USh100,000 Christmas grants

StarDigital_Fake

Ignore fake Star graphic claiming ‘Odinga succession’ put Winnie Odinga in Kenya’s energy cabinet

ZambiaAttack_False

Don’t be misled – viral photo of injured man shows violence during Kenyan by-election, not attack on Catholic radio station in Zambia

CNNGraphic_Fake

No evidence CNN journalist Larry Madowo insulted social media commentator Cassypool Capon

StandardNewspaper_Fake

Standard newspaper

Rigathi Gachagua

fake front page

Kenya’s Standard newspaper didn’t publish headline calling former deputy president ‘A Man Driven by Revenge’ – viral front page fabricated

TanzaniaProtest_False

Julius Nyerere International Airport

Old video of mourners at Magufuli’s 2021 funeral miscaptioned as protesters ‘storming’ Julius Nyerere airport during 2025 Tanzania unrest

TanzaniaFire_False

Tanzania’s State House not set alight during protest – ignore AI-generated video

OburuOginga_False

Ignore rumours claiming Oburu Oginga, brother of late Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, has also died

KenyaHackers_False

Kenya’s JKUAT says portal not hacked to wipe students’ fee balances

TanzaniaClaim_False

Samia Suluhu Hassan

Altered images used to falsely claim Tanzania’s president was in the US for DRC-Rwanda peace deal signing

TaifaKenya_Fake

Taifa Leo fake front page

Kalonzo Musyoka

fake front page

Kenya’s Taifa Leo didn’t publish front page about politician Musyoka losing influence