Africa Uncensored Podcasts

Inauthentic, simply put, is something that is not original, not genuine. And that is exactly what those Twitter trends you may see from time to time, especially those of an abusive nature, are. Why? Well, what are the odds that about 200 Twitter accounts will all be pissed about a certain person at exactly 11.14am in the morning and tweet the same message in unison? Something's amiss there, right? Piga Firimbi editor Linda Ngari has more in this episode. Hope you learned something. There's more where this podcast came from. Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

By now - the season is almost up - you know what fake news is, how to identifying misleading information and whatnot. Do you know what else you need to know? Something they taught you in school a long time ago (or they are currently teaching you): attribution. Sources. Your sources are everything. 'Ni sisi ndio tunakushow'. No, seriously, it's Linda and Tracey Bonareri, a reporter and fact-checker at Africa Uncensored ('ndio wanakushow'). Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

You haven't heard the last of terms and trends in the world of fake news. There's always something new to learn and, in this episode, Thomas Mukhwana, a reporter and fact-checker at Africa Uncensored, joins Nyakerario to share examples of imposter content and other forms of misinformation and how you can identify them. This is where you pull out your notebook or if you're listening to this while on the move, where you open your notes app. There's a lot to learn in as short a time as possible. 'Mambo ni mengi, masaa ni machache'. Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

What is miscontextualization? Well, ask Linda and Nyakerario, the hosts of the 9th episode of the Verified Podcast. They put the term in its proper context (eyeroll), share examples and leave you knowing how to treat miscontextualization. As they would say on the streets of Nairobi, 'akili mtu yangu' (sic). Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

Taboo? What taboo? Nyakerario and Calvin are back to debunk myths and falsehoods around menstruation. Join them and learn. Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

In this episode, Africa Uncensored reporters and fact-checkers, Calvin Rock and Nyakerario Omari, explore propaganda as a means of spreading fake news. In the age of mass media and the internet, propaganda moves different. It's not just something in a journal that people will access after weeks or months. It's something that gets to you here and now. Thankfully, the Piga Firimbi team is always read to help - as they are in this episode, enjoy! Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

You know of 'The Onion'? Well, if you don't, here's a short crash course before we hand over things to Linda and Calvin: it is a satirical website. While 'The Onion' is a US-based publication with a global reach that many have come to know for its satire, not so much is known about many local satirical sites that are mushrooming. As such, we end up sharing what we think are "news" from such platforms not knowing they were meant for our comic relief and not the level of seriousness or fear in which we receive. Oh, don't get us started on parodies. Check pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online to stay on top of things.

Are you looking for a job or opportunity online? Well, so is everyone else. That makes you and them the number one targets for attackers who are on the lookout for anyone they can either steal sensitive personal information from that they can sell on the dark web and elsewhere (as captured in the last episode of the podcast) or money. Yeah, everyone is out to make a quick buck out here. Linda and Calvin are here to help you identify illegitimate job advertisements and stop you from falling prey to them. Listen in! Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

The best way to get people to volunteer their personal information, it appears, is to make some make-believe story or narrative, put it in an email or publish it on a website and hoodwink your culprits. That sounds familiar? Well, such is the nature of phishing and clickbait scams that litter the internet. They are likely to show up in your WhatsApp group every now and then. Linda and Calvin are back to help you know what to look out for and stay safe. Most importantly, they will help you not only fall victim to scammers on the internet, but also be discernible enough to not help spread such information. Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

In this episode of the Verified Podcast, a production of the Africa Uncensored fact-checking team, Piga Firimbi, Linda Ngari, the Piga Firimbi editor, is joined by Calvin Rock, a reporter and fact-checker, to help you know the various terminologies you're going to encounter in the world of fake news. You've heard of the term "infodemic", right? What does it mean? Linda and Calvin are here to let you know. Enjoy! Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

In this episode of the Verified Podcast, a production of the Africa Uncensored fact-checking team, Piga Firimbi, Linda Ngari, the Piga Firimbi editor, is joined by Calvin Rock, a reporter and fact-checker, to help you know how to identify fake news. Enjoy! Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

Welcome to the Verified Podcast, part of the Africa Uncensored Podcasts that is done by our fact-checking team, Piga Firimbi. In this episode, Linda Ngari, the Piga Firimbi editor, is joined by Calvin Rock, a reporter and fact-checker as they help you understand what misinformation, disinformation and malformation are and lay the basis for an exciting season poring over fact-checks. Enjoy! Go to pigafirimbi.africauncensored.online for more fact checks.

Ghetto Gava is Africa Uncensored's latest series looking at life in Nairobi's informal settlements where, often, utility service provision is in the hands of private entities, much to the chagrin of the residents there. In a way, there appears to be a parallel or alternative form of governance in slums in Kenya's capital - and beyond. Why is this so? Africa Uncensored's Thomas Mukhwana sat down with Joy Kirigia, the reporter behind the series, and the rest of the team involved in its production to understand this as well as bring to you, the listener, an exclusive behind-the-scenes of the making of this episode.