Working out the exact number of undocumented migrants in South Africa is complex. But the most recent data on the topic does not support the former mayor’s claim.
Researched by Cayley CliffordThey promised big changes. Have they carried them out? The African Election Promise Tracker shows progress made to date.
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In our Overview briefing, the grand finale in a series of research briefs about fact-checking and misinformation, we capture the key findings and summarise the takeaways in an easy-to-access checklist. We also identify crucial gaps, including the need for more fact-checking research from the Global South to steer us on a path of evidence-informed fact-checking.
Introducing Fact-checking and Verification Tools is an online course that teaches journalists and the public basic skills and tools to sort fact from fiction.
⚰️ Yes, these photos showing graves submerged beneath South Africa’s Vaal Dam are real. The graves are occasionally… https://t.co/DG5sQ9T…11:05, Saturday 28 Nov
✈️ Does 98% of spending by South Africa’s national airline @flysaa go to ‘white companies’? No. https://t.co/OkpbChR…06:30, Saturday 28 Nov
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s African Fact-Checking Awards.
48,000 potholes on Johannesburg’s roads? That’s not nearly the whole story 
Fact-checked: Kenya president’s 2020 state of the nation address 
#EndSARS protests: Comparing Nigeria’s health and education spending to cost of lawmaker upkeep 
Yes, cardiovascular disease is second leading cause of death in South Africa 
Donald Trump’s ‘foreign policy’: Fact-checking US$166 bn China-Africa trade claim 
Nigeria’s population, economy and history: fact-checking Buhari’s independence day speech