Beware of torrent of deepfake adverts using Barbara O’Neill’s …
Dec 19, 2024 · Barbara O’Neill is no stranger to fact-checkers around the world, and Africa Check has previously debunked several health claims from the self-described naturopath.. The latest …
FACTSHEET: Total grid collapse? Billions in losses? We answer 10 ...
Aug 15, 2023 · An interesting – or, more likely, disturbing – fact: this November will mark the 16th anniversary of load shedding in South Africa. The country has been experiencing electricity …
FACTSHEET: What you need to know about South Africa’s latest …
Aug 5, 2024 · South Africa is currently experiencing a resurgence in cases of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox.These cases are part of a global outbreak which began in …
No, Nigeria's electoral commission chair Mahmood Yakubu has …
Dec 13, 2024 · In October 2024, a former chair of Nigeria's electoral commission, Prof Humphrey Nwosu, died. Nwosu chaired the National Electoral Commission (NEC), now known as the …
Don’t fall for fear mongering about vitamin B12 - Africa Check
Dec 14, 2023 · IN SHORT: Many social media posts advise people to throw out vitamin B12 in the form of cyanocobalamin, often warning that it contains cyanide. But this common supplement …
4 The oo p conoi Tranoraion enda 2022 - 2027 enough to meet their needs. The number of these struggling Kenyans now exceed 10m, more than half the country’s workforce. People are …
Plenty of verified ‘raw’ video of Russia-Ukraine war, filmed by ...
Mar 25, 2022 · Warning: This report links to distressing content. A month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, messages doing the rounds on Facebook in South Africa and elsewhere claim there’s …
No, Russian president Putin hasn’t ‘revealed’ that Jesus was black ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Russian president Vladimir Putin recently “opened an ancient box revealing that Jesus was black”.. At least, that’s the claim circulating on social media in Ghana, Kenya, …
Beware another Elon Musk investment scam using deepfake …
In November 2023, a series of deepfake videos edited to look like TV news segments began circulating on social media. The videos announce Elon Musk ’s supposed “new secret …
Beware of ‘Elon Musk’ cryptocurrency scam doing the rounds on …
Aug 17, 2023 · The Facebook page Elon Musk Official Pager is calling on users to take part in its “biggest” Bitcoin giveaway.. One post, dated 24 July 2023, reads: “I'm giving 5,000 Bitcoin …