Open in app Sign up Sign in Write Sign up Sign in ![\\"\\"](\\" # HOAX: This ad asking for a fee to apply for jobs at Quickmart is fake ## The ad claims that the retail chain is looking for over 900 employees ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" PesaCheck · Follow Published in PesaCheck · 3 min read · Jun 1, 2019 \-- Listen Share ![\\"\\"](\\" An online application form shared on Facebook claiming that Quickmart Supermarket is charging job applicants interested in working in the current and future branches is a HOAX. The application form states that the supermarket chain is seeking to fill 943 positions from entry to senior level. Applicants are required to pay a registration fee of Sh200 to paybill number 522522. The fee will be used to cater for a Quickmart Loyalty Card and training the successful applicants. Those who do not qualify will have their money refunded. A similar ad was shared in April 2019, and the retailer warned the public about the scam in a tweet dated April 20. This job ad is a variation of others that PesaCheck has debunked before, such as one claiming that supermarket chain Tuskys was hiring, another claiming that the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics was hiring staff for the upcoming national census, and also one claiming that the Kenya Revenue Authority was hiring. PesaCheck has looked into the claim that Quickmart Supermarket is hiring over 900 employees and finds this 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 _Albert Mwangeka_, was edited by PesaCheck Content 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 Jobs 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
First time applicants for Quickmart Supermarket must pay sh200 to be considered for job openings