Multiple reports and widely shared social media posts have alleged that Kenya’s Machakos University is launching a degree in witchcraft. Here is a fact check on the viral reports Facebook posts here and here have been shared more than 1,500 times since December 20, 2020. “Witchcraft course launched in Kenyan Varsity: Machakos University has introduced Bachelor’s Degree In Witchcraft yesterday,” one caption reads. A basic internet search shows that the claims originated from a December 18, 2020 article on satirical website PostaMate, headlined: “Machakos University Launches A Bachelor’s Degree…
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