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Nigeria: The Other COVID-19 Pandemic - Fake News
African Arguments, 26 March 2020
False information in Nigeria is undermining medical advice, proffering fake cures, inciting panic and being used for political point-scoring. Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 Test Doesn't Cost U.S.$3,200 - It's Free
Africa Check, 24 March 2020
Posts circulating on social media claim it costs 1.2 million naira (US$3,200) to test for Covid-19 in Nigeria. Read more »
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South Africa: Racial Ownership Requirements for COVID-19 Relief to Small Businesses Is False - Govt
Daily Maverick, 24 March 2020
Claims circulated on Tuesday that the relief measures proposed by the government would only help small businesses that are at least 51% black-owned and exclude those without a… Read more »
Fake News Obstructs Africa's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Fear mongering and homemade remedies: Fake news is getting in the way as Africa responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Cai Nebe for Deutsche Welle. This comes after social media posts circulated in South Africa claiming the government would only assist companies that were 51% black-owned, and a now-deleted tweet from Nigerian music and entertainment consultant Bizzle Osikoya featured a doctored image of a television breaking news segment, proposing that cocaine can cure the novel coronavirus.
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South Africa: Fake News - No, You Don't Have to Wear a Mask When Driving
News24Wire, 24 March 2020
As the novel coronavirus spreads, so does fake news, rumours, hoaxes and false documents. Read more »
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Nigeria: 10 Fake News Stories on Coronavirus You Should Ignore
Premium Times, 24 March 2020
Since its outbreak in December 2019, coronavirus has affected over 300,000 people in over 180 countries across the globe. The virus has also caused the death of over 11,000 as at… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Listen to the Facts, Not Paranoia
The Herald, 23 March 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has reached Zimbabwe and suddenly fake news merchants have gone on the prowl. Read more »
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Africa: How Fake News Obstructs Response to Novel Coronavirus
DW, 21 March 2020
Fear mongering and homemade remedies: Fake news is getting in the way as Africa responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. DW correspondents around the continent asked experts to debunk a… Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 - You Have Been Warned - Spread Fake News, and You Could Go to Jail
Daily Maverick, 20 March 2020
The public must be advised to simply stay away from publishing, forwarding or creating fake news and misinformation about the novel coronavirus - and that includes being careful of… Read more »
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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Ongoing research about SARS-CoV-2 - the new coronavirus - is yielding new information daily, and there is still much to learn. Keep checkingRead more »
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The United Nations secretary-general has warned that the increase in social and economic pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a global increase in violence ... Read more »
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The World Health Organisation wants to separate fact from fiction surrounding the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19. Preventative measures include frequent hand ... Read more »
