Africa Check: disregard fake Mt Kenya MP rankings graphic falsely tied to Infotrak
Key points
- A circulating graphic branded like Kenyans.co.ke claimed Infotrak ranked worst-performing MPs in Mt Kenya.
- Africa Check found no such Infotrak report and flagged the graphic as false.
- Election-season disinformation often weaponises polling firm logos to launder smear lists.
If a “poll” only exists as a JPEG, treat it as fiction until proven otherwise. AllAfrica carries an Africa Check debunk: a graphic using Kenyans.co.ke branding falsely attributes Mt Kenya MP rankings to Infotrak. Fact-checkers found no such report and urge the public to disregard the image.
Fake ranking cards are perfect political weapons: they look quantitative, travel fast on WhatsApp, and force targeted MPs onto the defensive while the forger stays anonymous. Polling firms’ reputations become unpaid collateral.
How to verify before you forward
Check the firm’s official site or verified social channels, look for methodology and sample size, and search reputable newsrooms — not only viral status forwards. Logos are copy-paste trivial.
Media houses and platforms should watermark corrections as hard as the original smear travelled. Politicians should sue for malicious falsehood where evidence supports it — and still answer real performance questions with data, not only outrage.
Civic hygiene
Mt Kenya and every other region will see more deepfake polls toward 2027. Share less; verify more.
Media literacy: related NCIC warnings on digital hate. Contacts: directory.
Based on Africa Check findings as reported via AllAfrica; always prefer primary fact-check pages for full methodology.