false South Africa ballots pens black ballpoint pen voting Elections south africa election meta check South Africa’s electoral commission dismisses claims that voters must have their own pens at voting stations
false South Africa respiratory syncytial virus RSV outbreak face mask masks National Institute for Communicable Diseases NCID false claim No, South Africa’s infectious disease agency is not advising mask-wearing and other measures to protect against flu-like RSV
false South Africa correspondence Democratic Alliance Referendum Party United States south africa election meta check Elections false claim No evidence for authenticity of ‘confidential’ correspondence about US interference and support for Referendum Party in the Western Cape
false South Africa World Health Organization pandemic future pandemics pandemic agreement abandoned false claim No, health body’s global agreement to better prepare for future pandemics has not been ‘abandoned’ after ‘backlash’
false South Africa websites dodgy link online scam e-commerce sites Ignore bogus ‘shocking news’ posts about South African celebrities. They contain links to dodgy e-commerce sites
false Africa Africans russia army false claim Video does not show a ‘huge group of Africans’ joining Russia’s army
false Nigeria body president Liberia false claim No, photos show identified murder victim in Nigeria in 2021 – not ‘unknown body’ found behind new Liberian president’s house in 2024
false South Africa avocado avocado seed alcohol joint pain No evidence to support claim that mixture of avocado seed and rubbing alcohol can cure joint pain
false Nigeria Air Peace airline largest false claim No, Nigeria’s privately owned Air Peace not Africa’s largest airline by passengers