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19th May: Africa Fact Check Round-Up

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:

Claim: X-ray shows cockroach in Kenyan patient’s chest

Verdict: FALSE

Source: Africa Check

Claim: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says ‘I love demons’

Verdict: FALSE

Source: Africa Check

Claim: Kenya’s Nation newspaper quote opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka as breaking ranks with Azimio coalition leader Raila Odinga

Verdict: FALSE

Source: Africa Check

Claim: Photo show alleged Kenyan cult leader’s house ‘built by followers’

Verdict: FALSE

Source: Africa Check

Claim: Residents of Kenya’s northern Wajir region protesting over maize meal prices

Verdict: FALSE

Source: Africa Check

Claim: Kenya’s Nakuru county woman representative Liz Chelule is running promotions on Facebook

Verdict: FALSE

Source: Africa Check

Claim: Nigerian chef Hilda Baci holding a certificate from the Guinness World Record.

Verdict: FALSE

Source: Dubawa – Ghana

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