IN SHORT: A video of Kenya’s deputy president Kithure Kindiki apparently lecturing the president’s right-hand man has been posted online. But Kindiki did not mention Farouk Kibet in the video. Given ...

Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...

IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim that a respiratory virus outbreak in China has led to school closures. While China has recorded an increase in HMPV cases in recent months, health experts ...

IN SHORT: A viral Facebook video claims that a Kenyan doctor’s house has been destroyed in an explosion linked to his criticism of pharmaceutical companies. It also shows him promoting a “miracle cure ...

IN SHORT: Claims that US marketing and communications group Stagwell is offering an “easy way to earn extra money” on social media are false. Stagwell has warned consumers against fraudulent job ...