December 13, 2022
South Africa: The Changing Face of Covid Misinformation in South Africa - 2020 to 2022 in Review
Fact-checkers aren't seeing anywhere near the volume of false information about Covid-19 as we did in the heyday of the pandemic. But as fears about the virus recede, other health… Read more »
December 19, 2022
South Africa: No, South Africa's Durban Harbour Isn't a 'Dumping Site' Full of Litter in December 2022 - Photos and Footage From 2019 Floods
IN SHORT: Many South Africans head to Durban for the summer holidays, but in December 2022 a number of alarming social media posts appeared to discourage this, showing the city's… Read more »
South Africa: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - We Rate South African Government Websites
South Africans have the right to access government information, so it's important that agency and department websites work well. Africa Check's researchers review these sites -… Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: No, People Eight People Arrested in South African Tender Fraud Case Aren't 'Democratic Alliance Officials'
IN SHORT: Two people who work for the Democratic Alliance-run Cape Town municipality were implicated in the fraud, but there is no evidence that they are "officials" in the… Read more »
December 09, 2022
South Africa: South Africans Took Wrong Covid Vaccine? No!
IN SHORT: A tweet claiming that South Africans were given the "wrong Covid vaccine" is incorrect. A batch of an unauthorised nasal spray to help treat Covid symptoms was ordered by… Read more »
December 08, 2022
South Africa: Jabbed Germans Banned From Buying Cars? No. Tired Old Covid Disinformation Gets Weirder
IN SHORT: Almost three years after the Covid pandemic began, conspiracy theorists are still trying to sell their ideas online. This time, it's not true that the 75% of Germans… Read more »
December 05, 2022
South Africa: No, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa Has Not Resigned
IN SHORT: A scandal over stolen money at the private farm of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has raised the spectre of his resignation. But he has not left office, as a… Read more »
November 22, 2022
South Africa: No Unusual Typhoid Fever 'Outbreak' in South Africa in November - or February - 2022
IN SHORT: A message going viral in November 2022 claims that high numbers of typhoid fever cases have been reported in eight of South Africa's nine provinces. But the message is an… Read more »
October 26, 2022
South Africa: No, Murder Suspect Dejywan Floyd Not the Younger Brother of Murder Victim George Floyd
IN SHORT: A false rumour about George Floyd, a black man murdered by a white police officer in the USA, has reached South Africa. As other fact-checkers have found, a man with the… Read more »
October 21, 2022
South Africa: No, Us Actor Sean Penn Didn't Film Fake Videos of the Invasion of Ukraine in March 2022 - No Proof Anyone Has
IN SHORT: We've seen plenty of outlandish claims about the war between Russia and Ukraine on social media. But one claiming actor Sean Penn was involved in faking the entire… Read more »
October 10, 2022
South Africa: Thousands of Migrants Have Jobs in Eskom, Vodacom and Govt? No, Viral Message Plain Wrong
Harmful rumours about migrants from other African countries get attention on social media in South Africa. One recent claim about the jobs they hold is wildly inflated. Read more »
October 07, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's Ruling Party Bigwig Kgalema Motlanthe Apologised for Slapping Provincial Party Structures On the Wrists? No, Viral Screenshot Fake
IN SHORT: A screenshot circulating online claims a top official from the African National Congress has apologised for comments made around the announcement of preferred candidates… Read more »
September 23, 2022
South Africa: Beware of Jobs Advertised By Facebook Page Jobs Updates
IN SHORT: A Facebook page lists dozens of employment opportunities across South Africa. But it's not authorised to advertise the jobs and job seekers should be careful of job scams… Read more »
September 12, 2013
South Africa: A Guide to Crime Statistics in South Africa - What You Need to Know
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will release South Africa's 2012/13 national crime statistics on 19 September 2013. This guide, produced by Africa Check in cooperation with the… Read more »