The media world is being turned upside down with the emergence of alternative sources. These have thrown the information age into a tail spin with the availability of viewer generated news that has overtaken the traditional media in usage and appeal. The viewer, reader and listener is thus left not knowing what to take as truth and what are falsehoods being peddled by individuals claiming the spot light. This column serves to give back some credibility to the fourth estate by uncovering the lies behind the headlines. Let’s take a look;
KIBAKI AND LUCY: NO LONGER TOGETHER!!!
The headline screamed out from one of the popular dailies. The revenue from this single piece of news eclipsed many others but left Kenyans wondering about its accuracies. It’s the stuff of tabloids but the electorate yearns for the truth.
The Facts: Our team of investigators went behind the scenes to find out the origins of this story and came up with the following. Upon close forensic examination of the president’s Facebook page, it was found that his relationship status was listed as ‘its complicated.’ This is in comparison to the earlier status that showed him being married to the first lady. Sources within the House on the Hill have confirmed that the First lady changed her status after she noticed many women on the president’s wall who were hitting on him. One of them, it is said, kept poking him and referring to an earlier wedding. Indeed the President’s page has such questions from a Wangui whose profile picture is one of Angelina Jolie. (Hmmm)
The President, who was caught flat footed by these allegations was at pains to explain this and even offered to show journalists his inbox which was spotless. The only messages there were from other heads of states and a curios one from Ocampo (ICC Chief Prosecutor) that had the heading ‘Tick Tock’. He dodged questions about that and another one from the Gichugu MP, Martha Karua, that had the heading ‘ Sawa Tu!!!’.
The First Lady was apparently miffed by the attention and decided to change her status to single and thus their online friends got messages saying they’re no longer together. Sources go on to say that she is willing to revert to the earlier update only if he deletes the offending individuals. In reply, the President’s update was cryptic at best. It read: ‘The Prezzo is thinking about it…………oh yeah and need to check out this whole constitution thing. What’s up with that?’.
KIBAKI AND LUCY: NO LONGER TOGETHER!!!
The headline screamed out from one of the popular dailies. The revenue from this single piece of news eclipsed many others but left Kenyans wondering about its accuracies. It’s the stuff of tabloids but the electorate yearns for the truth.
The Facts: Our team of investigators went behind the scenes to find out the origins of this story and came up with the following. Upon close forensic examination of the president’s Facebook page, it was found that his relationship status was listed as ‘its complicated.’ This is in comparison to the earlier status that showed him being married to the first lady. Sources within the House on the Hill have confirmed that the First lady changed her status after she noticed many women on the president’s wall who were hitting on him. One of them, it is said, kept poking him and referring to an earlier wedding. Indeed the President’s page has such questions from a Wangui whose profile picture is one of Angelina Jolie. (Hmmm)
The President, who was caught flat footed by these allegations was at pains to explain this and even offered to show journalists his inbox which was spotless. The only messages there were from other heads of states and a curios one from Ocampo (ICC Chief Prosecutor) that had the heading ‘Tick Tock’. He dodged questions about that and another one from the Gichugu MP, Martha Karua, that had the heading ‘ Sawa Tu!!!’.
The First Lady was apparently miffed by the attention and decided to change her status to single and thus their online friends got messages saying they’re no longer together. Sources go on to say that she is willing to revert to the earlier update only if he deletes the offending individuals. In reply, the President’s update was cryptic at best. It read: ‘The Prezzo is thinking about it…………oh yeah and need to check out this whole constitution thing. What’s up with that?’.
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