South African Reserve Bank performance award Orania No, the South African Reserve Bank did not give a performance award to bank in whites-only settlement of Orania
Microsoft disable computers No, Microsoft hasn’t announced plans to ‘disable’ computers used to post ‘non-mainstream content’ – viral claim completely made up
Afcon Attack Nigeria football soccer No, South Africans did not attack Nigerians after the 2024 Afcon semifinal – photos from 2019
rally Macky Sall Elections No, video of 2023 rally for Senegalese opposition leader Sonko – not 2024 protests against president Sall’s elections decree
uMkhonto weSizwe #2024ElectionCheck Elections south africa election meta check No, video shows May Day rally in Dominican Republic – not supporters of South Africa’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party
Eskom prepaid electricity scam SCAM ALERT: South Africa’s power utility Eskom advises customers not to buy prepaid electricity through unverified WhatsApp number
Disease X World Economic Forum pandemic outbreak No, ‘Disease X’ doesn’t exist – and World Economic Forum didn’t ‘admit’ it would be ‘unleashed’ in 2025
Zimbabwe bridge school bus No, anti-migrant social media posts from South Africa get it wrong – photo of old school bus used as bridge from the country Georgia, not Zimbabwe
Assault Attack farmers EFF Viral video shows homophobic assault in Brazil, not a white farmer attacked by EFF ‘savages’ in South Africa