Social media played a major role in the dissemination of news about the terrorist attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, but unverified information spread with lightning speed, including from government, terrorists, journalists and citizens on Facebook and Twitter. 
Mitandao ya kijamii imefanya kazi kubwa katika kusambaza habari za shambulio la kigaidi lililofanyika kwenye jengo la Westgate, Nairobi, Kenya, lakini hata hivyo taarifa hizo zisizothibitishwa zilisambaa mithili ya mwale wa radi, iwe ni kutoka serikalini, kwa magaidi wenyewe, waandishi wa habari na hata raia wa kawaida katika mitandao ya Facebook na Twitter.