false South Africa ballot boxes ballots Elections voting south africa election meta check No, ‘mystery’ ballot papers have not been ‘discovered’ pre-filled with votes for South Africa’s ruling ANC
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 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
fake South Africa The Star ANC uMkhonto weSizwe Elections south africa election meta check South Africa’s ruling ANC ‘appeals’ with former president Jacob Zuma? No, newspaper front page is fake
South Africa Covid-19 Coronavirus XBB variant omicron false claim Don’t believe warning about ‘different and deadly’ coronavirus ‘XBB variant’ – old false story circulating again
fake South Africa Donald Trump uMkhonto weSizwe Artificial Intelligence AI south africa election meta check Elections AI-generated No, former US president Donald Trump has not backed South Africa’s newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party – video doctored
false South Africa Lira Lerato Molapo uMkhonto weSizwe south africa election meta check false claim Elections No, South African singer Lira has not joined or endorsed newly formed political party uMkhonto weSizwe
false South Africa opposition parties Israël Gaza false claim Elections south africa election meta check Misleading to claim eight South African opposition parties ‘stand with Israel’
rally Macky Sall Elections No, video of 2023 rally for Senegalese opposition leader Sonko – not 2024 protests against president Sall’s elections decree