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 finding...
In our Overview briefing, the grand finale in a series of research briefs about fact-checking and misinformation, we capture the key finding...
With South Africa’s government forced to review its budget due to the pandemic, an already cash-strapped Stats SA has had to cut a vital pov...
Tobacco sales have been outlawed under South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown since March 2020. Has the ban made a million or so smokers quit the ...
The data currently available points to a bizarre trend. It is contrary to everything we know about the expected disease outcomes for smokers...
African countries are charged astronomical interest rates when borrowing from international institutions while developed countries get sweet...
How can fact-checkers and the public stand up to health crises, conspiracies, and inaccurate everyday health advice while nurturing trust?
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many countries now require people to wear face masks in public. We examine how these regulations differ, an...
Under the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, South Africans are only allowed outside their homes to exercise for three hours in the...
The Gauteng government has increased the number of food parcels it distributes to food insecure South Africans, in light of the lockdown put...
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