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HIV/Aids breakthrough not a ‘cure’, popular social media posts misrepresent the facts
Users on Facebook, Instagram and X have shared the same “BREAKING NEWS” message, claiming that “A CURE FOR HIV/AIDS HAS JUST ...
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Do white farmers produce most of our key crops? Unpacking viral claims about South African agriculture
As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, claims about their contribution to farming back home ...
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Ex-governor of Nigeria’s Anambra state Willie Obiano denies backing candidate in 2025 election
The people of Anambra state in south-eastern Nigeria are set to elect a new governor on 8 November 2025.Election campaigning ...
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Fact-checks | Africa Checks
Kenya’s Standard newspaper didn’t report that former deputy president Gachagua rejected deputising ex-minister Matiang’i ...
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GUIDE: Rape statistics in South Africa - Africa Check
As one of South Africa’s most pressing problems, rape levels in the country get discussed and reported on often. And as a result, many of the statistics used cross our desks here at Africa Check.
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No, French embassy in DR Congo not ‘set on fire’ during recent protests – video shows burning tyres - Africa Check
“France embassy is set on fire in Democratic Republic of the Congo,” reads the common caption for a TikTok video circulating on Facebook and X, previously known as Twitter, since 11 February 2024. The ...
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‘Death, death, death’: setting the record straight on Trump’s South Africa farm murder spectacle
Rupert linked many farm murders to unemployment and illegal immigration, saying: “We have a serious problem with illegal aliens, who stream across the border, and if you really look at our statistics, ...
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‘Our land and jobs now. Stop load shedding!’: Fact-checking four big claims in the Economic Freedom Fighters’ 2024 election manifesto - Africa Check
The manifesto begins with a foreword from party leader Julius Malema. The emphasis on land, Malema writes, is “from the fact that 30 years since the attainment of political freedom, 80% of the ...
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Life under the DA in the Western Cape: fact-checking South African opposition party’s claims about governance - Africa Check
At the launch of the DA’s manifesto in the Western Cape, premier Alan Winde claimed that the province was responsible for creating 78.9% of all jobs in South Africa over the past five years.. A reader ...
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Fact-checking healthcare influencer’s claims about Nigeria’s HIV stats
US aid freezes under president Donald Trump have upended healthcare in dependent countries around the world.. The cuts have affected the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), which ...
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EXPLAINER: What South Africa’s Expropriation Act does and doesn’t allow
Land restitution, or “land claims”, aims to return land from which black people were forcibly removed because of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act.This act restricted land ownership by race, only allowing ...
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It’s not true that if you don’t vote in South Africa’s elections, your vote automatically goes to the ruling party – only valid votes are counted - Africa Check
South Africa is set to vote on 29 May 2024 in what could be the country’s most decisive election in 30 years. Polls suggest that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) may lose the majority it has ...