Editorial Social Media, Fake News and The U.S. Elections Imagine walking through the streets and a time traveller from the 1800s comes up to you and asks you to By Anfernee OnamuNovember 6, 20200
Web Culture Fact Check: Video of President Uhuru Dancing in a Crowd Without a Mask is “Fake News” The one issue I have with humans using social media is their inability to take a moment to fact check By Anfernee OnamuOctober 21, 20200
Web Culture Beware of This Fake News Going Around Regarding Schools Reopening WhatsApp is known for notoriously spreading fake news and now it has come to our attention that as the rest By Anfernee OnamuOctober 12, 20200
Social Media WhatsApp and Facebook: The Fake News Menace That Kenyans Love To Hate Many of you may perceive Facebook as the world’s fastest-growing online marketplace. However, according to a survey released by a By Anfernee OnamuSeptember 7, 20203
Governance Police Arrest Two Men Over Fake News on CS Matiang’i COVID-19 Status It seems Kenyans will now have to be extra careful over the kind of news they share on social media. By Dennis WaweruJuly 26, 20200
Web Culture Kenya Power Calls Out Fake News on Power Outages in the Country Misinformation can lead to countrywide devastation. Yesterday, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) announced that some areas in Kenya By Anfernee OnamuJune 24, 20201
Apps How To Check if That WhatsApp Message on Coronavirus is Fake News WhatsApp continues to be part of the fight against the spread of misinformation thanks to a new bot. In partnership By Dennis WaweruMay 5, 20200
Apps This WhatsApp Feature Has Apparently Reduced Spread of Possible Fake News By 70% WhatsApp considers any message forwarded more than five times as “highly forwarded” messages. With the idea to reduce the spread By Anfernee OnamuApril 27, 20200
Software Facebook Develops New Way To Curb Coronavirus Fake News ‘Win KES 5000, COVID-19 Government Relief fund’. ‘5-G causes Coronavirus!!‘. These are some of the misleading links and messages we By Anfernee OnamuApril 20, 20200
ISPs Debunking WhatsApp Fake News: Does 5G Cause Coronavirus? By now, you must have already these videos floating around social media, claiming that 5G is the cause of all By Dennis WaweruApril 2, 20200
Apps Top Tech Companies Team Up To Fight Coronavirus Fake News The large US Internet platforms have unveiled a joint effort to root out misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The effort By Anfernee OnamuMarch 18, 20201
News Twitter Could Soon Be Rolling Out Features To Curb Fake News Ever read a tweet and sort of instantly knew that it was blatant misinformation? Well, Twitter is adding some features By Anfernee OnamuFebruary 20, 20200