Mbaga Lazaro
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Kurasa za mtandaoni za Facebook na vishikizo vya Twitter vinavyotumia jina na picha ya makamu mwenyekiti wa Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi na Mipaka (IEBC) Juliana Cherera ni bandia.Kurasa za Facebook, haswa, ziliibuka mnamo Agosti 17, zikitoa maoni kuhusu uchaguzi wa hivi majuzi wa urais ambapo Bi Cherera, pamoja na makamishna wengine watatu walikana matokeo ya mwisho ambayo yalitangazwa na mwenyekiti wa IEBC Wafula Chebukati.Siku moja baada ya hatua yao ya kupinga, ukurasa wa Facebook unaoitwa Julian Cherera ulifunguliwa.
Baadaye siku hiyo, ukurasa huo ulibadilisha jina na kuwa Juliana Cherera, kusahihisha makosa ya jinai ya naibu mkuu wa IEBC.Ukurasa mwingine uliundwa siku hiyo hiyo, Agosti 17, na kubatizwa Kamishna Juliana Cherera.
Ukurasa huo, ambao unaashiria kuwa mmiliki, Bi Cherera, ni afisa wa serikali, ulipata kasi na kujikusanyia zaidi ya wafuasi 25,000 katika muda wa siku tatu huku ukichapisha na kupakia makumi ya picha za Bi Cherera na maafisa wengine wa IEBC.“Wapendwa Wakenya: Chebukati alichanganya matokeo ya Urais 2022.
Mzaha huo utabatilishwa na Mahakama ya Juu!” ukurasa uliandika.Kando na kuvutia maelfu ya maoni kwa machapisho, ukurasa huo umechapisha taarifa za kutatanisha ambazo zimewaona wafuasi kuwa wachafu wao kwa wao.
The standard digital ilimfikia Bi Cherera ambaye alifafanua kuwa hana uwepo kwenye media za kijamii na kwamba akaunti zote za Facebook na Twitter ni bandia.“Sina akaunti ya mitandao ya kijamii. Akaunti hizo kwenye Twitter na Facebook ni ghushi kadiri zinavyobeba jina na picha yangu,” akasema Bi Cherera.“Nimeripoti kwa mamlaka husika.
Muhtasari niliotoa katika Serena (Jumanne, Agosti 16, 2022) ni maoni ya mwisho niliyotoa kuhusu uchaguzi wa Agosti 2022.”
Chanzo KTN & The standard digital.
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Facebook and Twitter accounts with the name and picture of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chairperson Juliana Cherera are fake.
The Facebook account, in particular, became active on August 17 with posts about the 2022 presidential election results where Cherera and three other IEBC Commissioners disowned the final results that were announced by the Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati.
A day after their dissenting move, a Facebook page called Julian Cherera was opened. Later in the day, the page changed its name to Juliana Cherera, correcting the typo on the IEBC deputy chief’s name
The page, which indicates that the owner, Ms Cherera, is a government official, has attracted over 25,000 followers in under three days. It has regular posts and tens of photos of Ms Cherera and other IEBC officials have been uploaded on the photo album.
“Dear Kenyans: Chebukati bungled the 2022 Presidential results. The joke will be nullified by the Supreme court!” said a post.
Besides attracting thousands of reactions to posts, the page has controversial statements that have seen followers insult each other.
Juliana Cherera comments
When the Standard Checkpoint contacted Ms Cherera, she said she is not on social media and does not have any Twitter and Facebook accounts.
“I don't have any social media account. Those accounts on Twitter and Facebook are fake as much as they bear my name and picture,” said Ms Cherera.
“I have reported to the relevant authorities. The briefing I gave in Serena (on Tuesday, August 16, 2022) is the last comment I've made on the August 2022 election.”
The fake page, on Friday morning, even promised a 4pm live press for “the big reveal” and attracted 108 comments in under one hour. By the time this article was published, the page had over 36 posts.
Followers reaction to posts
Comments by followers of the page have led to a split opinion, with some directing bile at the page admin while others were to the defence. “It seems you are ready to burn this country, you did your part, why not wait then give evidence in court and not on Facebook?” one Facebook user asked.
In another post, the page claims that the Commissioner has received threats from deputy president-elect Rigathi Gachagua against testifying in court.
On Twitter, there are several fake accounts with Ms Cherera’s photo.
Julian Cherera, Julianna Cherera and Julliana Cherera are some of the fake Twitter accounts, with the latter running automated tweets and has been retweeting many posts related to IEBC and the elections. Twitter allows automated accounts, often referred to as bots and perform programmed actions through the Twitter API.
The fake Twitter accounts gained traction after Ms Cherera and three other Commissioners—Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyang’aya— differed with Mr Chebukati on the presidential votes tally that announced William Ruto as the winner.
On August 16, 2022, the four Commissioners held a press conference at Serena where they explained why they had disowned the presidential results.
Looking at the timing of the creation of the accounts and their content and having sought comment from Ms Cherera, we flag the social media accounts as fake.
This fact check was produced by the Standard with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck, African Fact-Checking Alliance Network and the United Nations Development Program.
Baadaye siku hiyo, ukurasa huo ulibadilisha jina na kuwa Juliana Cherera, kusahihisha makosa ya jinai ya naibu mkuu wa IEBC.Ukurasa mwingine uliundwa siku hiyo hiyo, Agosti 17, na kubatizwa Kamishna Juliana Cherera.
Ukurasa huo, ambao unaashiria kuwa mmiliki, Bi Cherera, ni afisa wa serikali, ulipata kasi na kujikusanyia zaidi ya wafuasi 25,000 katika muda wa siku tatu huku ukichapisha na kupakia makumi ya picha za Bi Cherera na maafisa wengine wa IEBC.“Wapendwa Wakenya: Chebukati alichanganya matokeo ya Urais 2022.
Mzaha huo utabatilishwa na Mahakama ya Juu!” ukurasa uliandika.Kando na kuvutia maelfu ya maoni kwa machapisho, ukurasa huo umechapisha taarifa za kutatanisha ambazo zimewaona wafuasi kuwa wachafu wao kwa wao.
The standard digital ilimfikia Bi Cherera ambaye alifafanua kuwa hana uwepo kwenye media za kijamii na kwamba akaunti zote za Facebook na Twitter ni bandia.“Sina akaunti ya mitandao ya kijamii. Akaunti hizo kwenye Twitter na Facebook ni ghushi kadiri zinavyobeba jina na picha yangu,” akasema Bi Cherera.“Nimeripoti kwa mamlaka husika.
Muhtasari niliotoa katika Serena (Jumanne, Agosti 16, 2022) ni maoni ya mwisho niliyotoa kuhusu uchaguzi wa Agosti 2022.”
Chanzo KTN & The standard digital.
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Facebook and Twitter accounts with the name and picture of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chairperson Juliana Cherera are fake.
The Facebook account, in particular, became active on August 17 with posts about the 2022 presidential election results where Cherera and three other IEBC Commissioners disowned the final results that were announced by the Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati.
A day after their dissenting move, a Facebook page called Julian Cherera was opened. Later in the day, the page changed its name to Juliana Cherera, correcting the typo on the IEBC deputy chief’s name
The page, which indicates that the owner, Ms Cherera, is a government official, has attracted over 25,000 followers in under three days. It has regular posts and tens of photos of Ms Cherera and other IEBC officials have been uploaded on the photo album.
“Dear Kenyans: Chebukati bungled the 2022 Presidential results. The joke will be nullified by the Supreme court!” said a post.
Besides attracting thousands of reactions to posts, the page has controversial statements that have seen followers insult each other.
Juliana Cherera comments
When the Standard Checkpoint contacted Ms Cherera, she said she is not on social media and does not have any Twitter and Facebook accounts.
“I don't have any social media account. Those accounts on Twitter and Facebook are fake as much as they bear my name and picture,” said Ms Cherera.
“I have reported to the relevant authorities. The briefing I gave in Serena (on Tuesday, August 16, 2022) is the last comment I've made on the August 2022 election.”
The fake page, on Friday morning, even promised a 4pm live press for “the big reveal” and attracted 108 comments in under one hour. By the time this article was published, the page had over 36 posts.
Followers reaction to posts
Comments by followers of the page have led to a split opinion, with some directing bile at the page admin while others were to the defence. “It seems you are ready to burn this country, you did your part, why not wait then give evidence in court and not on Facebook?” one Facebook user asked.
In another post, the page claims that the Commissioner has received threats from deputy president-elect Rigathi Gachagua against testifying in court.
On Twitter, there are several fake accounts with Ms Cherera’s photo.
Julian Cherera, Julianna Cherera and Julliana Cherera are some of the fake Twitter accounts, with the latter running automated tweets and has been retweeting many posts related to IEBC and the elections. Twitter allows automated accounts, often referred to as bots and perform programmed actions through the Twitter API.
The fake Twitter accounts gained traction after Ms Cherera and three other Commissioners—Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyang’aya— differed with Mr Chebukati on the presidential votes tally that announced William Ruto as the winner.
On August 16, 2022, the four Commissioners held a press conference at Serena where they explained why they had disowned the presidential results.
Looking at the timing of the creation of the accounts and their content and having sought comment from Ms Cherera, we flag the social media accounts as fake.
This fact check was produced by the Standard with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck, African Fact-Checking Alliance Network and the United Nations Development Program.
