Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:
Claim: Hon Williams claims to offer “Inua Jamii loans” starting from KSh75,000.
Verdict: SCAM
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Mashirima Kapombe Citizen Tvv is running promotions on a Facebook group in Kenya with over 144,000 members.
Verdict: SCAM
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Ugandan blogger Barista Timo is wanted in connection with the murder of prominent vlogger Ibrahim Tusubira, also known as Isma Olaxess.
Verdict: FAKE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: A maize garden on the rooftop of a house in Uganda
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Carbon dioxide cannot warm the atmosphere because deserts are cold at night
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Protests in Nyahururu, Kenya, on 25 May 2023 triggered by the arrest of ex-Mungiki leader Maina Njenga
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A phone exploding after the owner farted when it was in his back pocket
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
