Ariel Riera and Nicola Theunissen

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Our takeaways from a year-long project researching misinformation

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 ...

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Elections & political parties

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How many presidential candidates are contesting in Nigeria's forthcoming election?

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Independent National Electoral Commission

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How many presidential candidates are contesting in Nigeria's forthcoming election?

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) released the final list of candidates contesting for the presidency in the 2023 general elections. Inec said that 18 parties had fielded presidential candidates and their running mates. The list includes Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democr...

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Elections & political parties

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Was the Expropriation Bill published in the National Gazette for comment just before 25 December 2022? Can the public still make comments?

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Parliament of the Republic of South Africa: press release

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Was the Expropriation Bill published in the National Gazette for comment just before 25 December 2022? Can the public still make comments?

The National Assembly of South Africa (passed the Expropriation Bill on 28 September 2022. The bill guides the expropriation of property by organs of state. It also provides for instances where expropriation without compensation may be done in the public interest. Civil society submitted t...

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