PesaChecked: Recent Episodes
PesaCheck
A weekly roundup of the best fact-checks from PesaCheck, East Africa's first fact-checking initiative.
In the wake of Uganda’s general election, we take a closer look at election-related misinformation with the help of an experienced fact-checker.
In this episode, we look at how impostor websites try and scam you out of your money and share a handy tip to help you spot them.
In September, a video of a man attacking another man in a parking lot went viral, with the caption claiming it showed the president of Guinea beating a minister who allegedly misappropriated funds meant to help fight Covid-19. But was that really what happened? In this episode, we look at how viral content isn’t always what it seems.
In this episode, we look at how fake Twitter accounts impersonating public officials and high profile figures are being used to spread misinformation, and show you how to quickly spot a fake account.
In this episode, we’ll look at how images keep being posted out of context online and share one easy way you can check a photo’s authenticity for yourself.
In this episode, we explore how some Facebook pages are offering fake loans, and what you can do to avoid falling for them.
Can wearing a face mask give you a lung infection? And did park fees in Kenya really go up by 60%? Find out in this week's episode of PesaChecked.
How accurate are reports of the alleged death of the King of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi? And can you register to get Covid-19 relief funds from the Kenyan government through a Facebook page? Find out in this episode of PesaChecked.
Is a Kenyan supermarket really looking to fill 400 new positions? And how can you tell if a job ad is real or not? Find out in this episode of PesaChecked.
Is the Kenyan government sending cash to all citizens through mobile money? And how can you tell whether a newspaper front page shared on social media is real? We fact-checked these claims on PesaChecked, a new show from East Africa's first fact-checking initiative.
Has Russia approved a possible Covid-19 vaccine? And have Kenyan government officials declared the country free of Covid-19? We fact-checked these claims on PesaChecked, a new show from East Africa's first fact-checking initiative.
Has Kenya announced a ban on the sale of alcohol as a Covid-19 containment measure? Are there 9,000 new job vacancies at Coca-Cola you can apply for through Facebook? And how accurate were some of the images circulating online after the Beirut blast? We fact-checked these claims on PesaChecked, a new show from East Africa's first fact-checking initiative.
Has a new Covid-19 vaccine been made available to the public? Is a new coronavirus strain killing camels in Kenya? And can you win prizes from MTN Uganda by clicking a link on a Facebook post? We fact-checked these claims in our first ever episode of PesaChecked, a new show from East Africa's first fact-checking initiative.