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Africa Check mentors the future of fact-checking
Africa Check’s four-year partnership with the UN Democracy Fund aims to help the public be more critical of information.
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Has pandemic raised South Africans’ stress levels by 56%? And is cannabis the answer? Two claims in news article checked
A article suggests CBD as a way to reduce stress and that stress of South Africans is up 56% since the start of the Covid pandemic.
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ANALYSIS: ‘Try CBD’? Current research doesn’t back South African newspaper’s claim that cannabidiol relieves stress ‘time and again’
In a post-Covid world, the Citizen newspaper suggests cannabidiol, a natural compound of the cannabis plant, as a way to reduce stress.
Fact-checked: Viral social media posts about Russia, Ukraine and Africa
Like all major breaking news events, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has generated plenty of misinformation.