With South African Airways under pressure from an ongoing strike, a graphic circulating online compares the carrier’s staff and plane numbers to two other national airlines. Are its claims about SAA correct?
Researched by Cayley Clifford and Napthali KhumaloThey promised big changes. Have they carried them out? The African Election Promise Tracker shows progress made to date.
Is youth unemployment in South Africa among the highest in the world? Click here to test your knowledge about unemployment.
The World Bank’s inequality rankings place South Africa at the top. Is this a “harsh exaggeration”, as politician Baleka Mbete said in an infamous TV interview? We examine the tricky business of defining and measuring inequality.
✈️ A graphic doing the rounds online claims @flysaa has 55,500 employees. But this is incorrect. https://t.co/Yr4vSHk… #SAAStrike08:55, Thursday 21 Nov
RT @itv_sa: Let's Talk highlights Cayley Clifford, Researcher at @AfricaCheck Fact Check, Fake News, Misinformation #LetsTalk #LiveShow #…10:01, Wednesday 20 Nov
We’ve announced the winners & runner-ups - here are the fact-checks for this year’s awards!
No research shows animal abuse always leads to violence against people 
Fact-checked: Al Jazeera’s claims about Nigeria’s ‘mental health problem’ 
Fact-checked: Al Jazeera’s claims about Nigeria’s ‘mental health problem’ 
No, sitting for over 11 hours a day doesn’t mean 50% chance you’ll die in three years 
Has ‘super’ minister been handed nearly half of Kenya’s development cash? 
No evidence for big millions of jobs claim by Nigerian senior official