Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:
Claim: LASTMA official holds a PoS machine while controlling traffic in Lagos.
Verdict: FALSE
Source: ICIR
Claim: An image post claims that two armed groups have killed 100 Ethiopian soldiers en route to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A Facebook post with several images claims to show Africans being mistreated in Ukraine
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A website claims to be offering laptop grants to students
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Photo shows an explosion in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in 2015
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Kenya billionaire Wanjigi is running for the Nairobi governorship as a UDA candidate
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
