Election misinformation spreads faster than facts can be checked: 3 insights from Kenya’s experience

Kenya went into its general election in August 2022 with one of the continent’s most developed networks for countering false information. After the disputed 2007 vote – when rumours helped drive violence in which more than 1,200 people were killed – a dense network of fact-checkers emerged in the country. This includes organisations such as Africa Check and PesaCheck, backed by newsrooms, civil society groups and big tech platforms. Fact-checking is the careful work of verifying a claim and…