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
false Africa Africans russia army false claim Video does not show a ‘huge group of Africans’ joining Russia’s army
false china Nato United States russia Attack defence ministry false claim China not ‘ready to intervene’ if US and Nato attack Russia. Ignore false old claim dismissed by Chinese defence ministry in 2022
russia Vladimir Putin No, Russian president Putin hasn’t ‘revealed’ that Jesus was black – images of a black Jesus go back centuries
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