| Title: | Old photos of vehicles lined up at fuel stations in UK circulate in Kenya to justify local shortage |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.327R979 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | April 6, 2022 |
| Description: | Images of vehicles in the United Kingdom queuing at petrol stations are circulating in Kenya as proof that fuel scarcity in the East African nation is not unique. Tweets sharing the claim downplay the Kenyan government’s role in the crisis, noting that the same scene is playing out in the UK. However, the pictures used as proof are old and the UK is not experiencing fuel shortages like Kenya. |
Old photos of vehicles lined up at fuel stations in UK circulate in Kenya to justify local shortage
Images of vehicles in the United Kingdom queuing at petrol stations are circulating in Kenya as proof that fuel scarcity in the East African nation is not unique. Tweets sharing the claim downplay the Kenyan government's role in the crisis, noting that the same scene is playing out in the UK. However, the pictures used as proof are old and the UK is not experiencing fuel shortages like Kenya.
