Claim: No, disturbing video of attack on young girl was not shot in Kenya but in Democratic Republic of Congo
Fact-check: No, disturbing video of attack on young girl was not shot in Kenya but in Democratic Republic of Congo
Verdict: a disturbing video of a girl being assaulted by a group of men has been shared online with the claim the incident took place in kenya and that the girl was being punished for running away from home because of the threat of female genital mutilation. but the video was shot in the drc, and there is no clear evidence of a link to the harmful practice of fgm.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Grace Gichuhi
Date published: 2023-02-02T00:00:00