Some news was shared with a picture of an injured man from Kenya in Muranga who collapsed after discovering that the house they had been renting for 20 years at 80,000 Kshs a month belonged to his wife. We discovered numerous similar fake claims from various African countries that used this image.
Verified accounts on twitter, including African Hub (“@AfricanHub_“) tweeted “A man from Kenya in Muranga collapsed after finding out that the house they have been renting for 20 years at 80,000 Kshs a month belongs to his wife.” on Dec 9, 2023. The tweet has received an about 1.6M views on X.
A man from Kenya in Muranga collapsed after finding out that the house they have been renting for 20 years at 80,000 Kshs a month belongs to his wife. pic.twitter.com/dwmz3ZJ4C2
— African Hub (@AfricanHub_) December 9, 2023
An article was published by Golden Page on Oct 29, 2023 with the headline “A Zambian Man Identified As Martin Stampa Reportedly Collapsed After Discovering His Wife Is His “Landlord.”
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This photo was taken in 2019 at the scene of a school building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria, showing rescue personnel hoisting a man who had been rescued from the rubble.
An article was published regarding this incident on March 14, 2019 with the headline “Death toll rises to nine in collapsed Lagos school building”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 10, 2023
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: Some news being shared with a picture of an injured man from Kenya in Muranga collapsed after finding out that the house they have been renting for 20 years at 80,000 Kshs a month belongs to his wife. We found similar fake claims from (1/2) pic.twitter.com/GrN5U4FEyR
Intent:
Out of context image is being used to spread clickbait fake news. Several news featured a photo of an injured man from Kenya in Muranga , collapsed when it was discovered that the house they had been renting for 20 years at 80,000 Kshs a month belonged to his wife. We discovered that different African nations were making repeated use of the same false claim. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that at the scene of a school building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2019, rescue workers carried a man who had been pulled out from the rubble.
Claim : Some news was shared with a picture of an injured man from Kenya in Muranga who collapsed after discovering that the house they had been renting for 20 years at 80,000 Kshs a month belonged to his wife. We discovered numerous similar fake claims from various African countries that used this image.
Fact : This photo shows rescue workers carrying a man who was rescued from the rubble of a school building that collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2019.
