FALSE: This digital card claiming NMG has sent employees home over MPox outbreak is fake 

The publication has disowned it.

This Facebook post with a Nation digital card purporting that the Nation Media Group (NMG) has sent home its employees due to an MPox outbreak in the company’s office is FALSE.

The post’s caption reads, “ My lawd, so mpox could easily identify who is an intern and who is not? akufukuzaye akuanbii toka (he who casts you doesn’t tell you to go out),” reads the post.

The claim was shared at a time when Mpox cases have started being recorded in the country. The Ministry of Health reported two cases of Mpox as of August 23, 2024.

To confirm the card’s credibility, Ghetto Radio checked Nation’s X and Facebook page and established that the publisher flagged the card here.“FAKE NEWS ALERT. Please be advised that this card doing rounds on social media is fake,” Nation posted.

Further, the Ministry of Health also dismissed the claim and termed it fake.“Stop spreading misinformation about Mpox! Always rely on accurate information from trusted sources such as @MOH_Kenya. Let's work together to keep our communities informed and safe,” reads the post in part.

Ghetto Radio examined a Facebook post with a Nation digital card purporting that the Nation Media Group (NMG) has sent home its employees due to an MPox outbreak in the company’s office and found it to be FALSE.

This fact-check was published by Ghetto Radio with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and African Fact-Checking Alliance.