Open in app Sign up Sign in Write Sign up Sign in ![\\"\\"](\\" # FALSE: This image of an accident at the Likoni Channel is from 2013, not 2019 ## The photo is from a January 2013 accident where a truck rammed into a ferry at the Likoni Channel ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" PesaCheck · Follow Published in PesaCheck · 3 min read · Oct 23, 2019 \-- Listen Share ![\\"\\"](\\" An image shared on Facebook claiming to show a recent accident at the Likoni Channel in Kenya is FALSE. The post which was published on October 20, 2019, is captioned, “another tragic accident has happened at the Likoni Channel.” The post comes in the wake of the Likoni Channel accident on September 29 where a vehicle aboard the MV Harambee ferry slipped into the Indian Ocean with two occupants on board. The vehicle was retrieved on October 11 after a 13-day recovery exercise. A reverse image search shows that the photo was shared on Getty Images dated January 26, 2013 and credited to AFP. The photo was taken after a truck lost control and rammed into a ferry at the Likoni Channel. The vehicle’s brakes failed as it was descending the ramp, killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others. PesaCheck has looked into the claim that an image shared on Facebook from the Likoni Ferry shows a recent accident in the Likoni Channel and finds it to be FALSE. This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as _potential misinformation_ on Facebook and other social media platforms. By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds. Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content. ![\\"\\"](\\" This fact-check was written by PesaCheck Researcher _James Okong’o_ , was edited by PesaCheck Deputy Editor _Ann Ngengere_ and was approved for publication by PesaCheck Managing Editor _Eric Mugendi_. ![\\"\\"](\\" PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by _Catherine Gicheru_ and _Justin Arenstein_, and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: _Code for Africa_. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water / sanitation. _PesaCheck_also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit ___pesacheck.org_ _._ ![\\"\\"](\\" Follow Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Like Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Email Us PesaCheck is a joint initiative of _Code for Africa_, through its _innovateAFRICA fund_, with additional funding support from the _International Budget Partnership (Kenya)_ and _Twaweza_, in partnership with a coalition of local media organisations, and the _International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)_. ![](\\" ## Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. ## Free Distraction-free reading. No ads. Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights. Tell your story. Find your audience. Sign up for free ## Membership Read member-only stories Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing Listen to audio narrations Read offline with the Medium app Try for $5/month Kenya Accident Facebook Fake News Fact Checking \-- \-- ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" Follow ## Written by PesaCheck 5.8K Followers ·Editor for PesaCheck Are they lying? Kenya’s 1st fact-checking initiative verifies statements by public figures. A @Code4Kenya and @IBP_Kenya initiative, supported by @Code4Africa. Follow Help Status About Careers Press Blog Privacy Terms Text to speech Teams
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