PARTLY FALSE: Post does not show requirements for Hustler Fund loans
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FALSE: Kenya Revenue Authority has not raised the monthly rental income tax to 30%
Fact-check: No, NRA has not advertise any job vacancy for 2023 In a statement, the National Revenue Authority (NRA) stated that the document circulating on social media is fake and not a valid NRA document. It goes on to say that it only advertises open positions in newspapers and on its official social media platforms. Writer: Ochaya Jackson A document purporting to call for job recruitment in 2023 of more than ten positions and several open posts by the National Revenue Authority is a scam. The document which listed fourteen positions of different categories lacks the date of its official release to the public, signature of the authorized person, and the institutional stamp which automatically qualifies it to be from a fraudster. The screenshot of the fake document But, did the National Revenue Authority (NRA) put up that job advertisement? The National Revenue Authority on its official Facebook page on the 5th of January, 2023 debunked the document saying it was not from its institution; adding it only uses mainstream media like newspaper, and its official social media accounts to reach out to the public as well as advertise any vacancy. “The National Revenue Authority would like to inform the general public that the document circulating on social media is fake and not a valid document of NRA”, reads part of the NRA Facebook page. “The National Revenue Authority will use newspapers and its official social media platforms to communicate with the public and advertise vacant positions in the NRA,” the post added. The screenshot of the NRA Facebook post Conclusion The document is fake and designed by scammers to lure people in giving their personal information like contacts, emails, and other credentials. This fact-check was published by 211 Check with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and the African Fact-Checking Alliance.
Fact-check: SSPDF troops en route to DRC have not camped in Yei over reduction of upkeep money
Fact-check: No, WHO is not considering failure to find a sexual partner as a disability
FALSE: This photo used to show construction of Likoni bypass is not from Kenya
FALSE: Britain’s new Prime Minister is not from the Luo tribe of Kenya
FALSE: Video not of Raila Odinga saying he’ll take President Ruto back to the ICC
FALSE HEADLINE: DP Rigathi Gachagua does not say in the video that Raila Odinga will be arrested
Fact-check: An alleged fight at the SPLM House over President Kiir’s resignation is false
Fact-check: This Ministry of Agriculture Facebook page soliciting grant applications is a scam.
Fact-check: International Education for Global Minds scholarship for South Sudanese is a scam
Fact-check: Did President Salva Kiir say ‘he has failed’ the country as a leader?
Blog: The need for disability-inclusive tools to combat online disinformation
Fact-check: Be aware the Ministry of Finance is not calling for grant applications
Fact-check: No, a Chinese Pastor didn't say he saw South Sudanese collecting firewood in heaven
Fact-check: A South Sudanese pastor bathing women in church? No, the photos are by a Ghanaian skitmaker
Fact-check: No, Qatar Energy and FIFA are not giving out cash celebration gifts
Fact check: No, this photo showing naked dancers was not taken in a Juba Club
Fact-check: University of Juba VC overstated 2022 graduation figures in August
Fact-check: Yes, this was the ball used in the first World Cup final in 1930
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