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
fake South Africa Joe Biden African National Congress ANC AI AI-generated fake video sanction south africa election meta check US president Joe Biden did not warn of South African sanctions if ruling ANC wins 2024 elections – ignore AI-generated video
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
fake South Africa Soldiers flag Israeli ISIS digitally altered Viral image of soldiers holding flags of Israel and Isis is digitally altered
social media fake accounts Don’t fall for fake social media accounts said to be run by South Africa’s human settlements department
budget Coronavirus Covid-19 debt development post-coronavirus public servants tax revenue In South Africa’s post-coronavirus budget, more than half of tax revenue goes to public servant salaries
development Spekboom No, spekboom isn’t more effective than the Amazon rainforest at ‘sucking carbon’ out of the atmosphere
development gender equality government higher education Housing load shedding social grants SONA State of the Nation water wastage South Africa’s state of the nation address: 2016 to 2019 in review
development Elections Housing No, SA government hasn’t built 4 million houses – and Ramaphosa didn’t promise a million in Alex