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ANALYSIS: No, that’s not Duduzane Zuma’s Twitter account. Here’s why
A Twitter account impersonating former South African President Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane Zuma, regularly dupes people into believing it's the 36-year-old...
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FACT CHECK: Mzwandile Masina incorrect about COVID-19 ‘vaccine’
In his 18 March state of the city address, the City of Ekurhuleni’s executive mayor, Mzwandile Masina proposed using the municipality’s emergency funds “to procure the vaccine Inferon B from Cuba”.
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How to deal with viral messages on social media
With viral broadcast messages on social media platforms, at times, spreading incorrect information, Eyewitness News spoke to Africa Check to find out how to spot fake news and what to do when you receive messages that may have false content.
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UKZN confirms Gordhan did complete pharmacy degree in 1973
A tweet by Africa Check dating back to 2016 began making the rounds again on Monday. The tweet had requested a response to a query regarding Pravin Gordhan's qualifications.
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Presidency yet to respond to finding on Ramaphosa’s ‘wrong’ housing statistics
The president told residents in Alexandra last week that government had built four million houses in the country and plans to build an additional one million in the next five years.
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Africa Check contradicts Ramaphosa’s claims govt built 4 million homes since ‘94
The fact-checking organisation said the government has only built just over three million houses in the past 25 years.
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[FACT CHECK] No, the Chinese aren’t opening their own police stations in SA
A media statement and tweet from the South African police said the photos showed the opening of the new Chinese Community and Police Cooperation Centre in Newton Park, Port Elizabeth.
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[FACT CHECK] What's the true number of undocumented migrants in SA?
Africa Check takes a look at the comments by Police Minister Bheki Cele about undocumented migrants in the country.
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[FACT CHECK] Does 1 doctor in SA treat 4,000 patients in public care?
In July 2018, public data found an estimated yearly average of 1.75 doctors per 1,000 patients in the private sector between 2010 and 2014.
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Africa Check slams Mashaba over claims of foreign nationals occupying inner city
A year after Mashaba made the claim, the Mayor has questioned the "relevance" of the data but has stopped short of admitting he made a mistake.
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[FACT CHECK] Do 10 Nigerians die from cancer every hour?
In a story about a cancer screening event, a reporter in _ThisDay_ newspaper claimed that “at least 10 Nigerians die from cancer every hour”.
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[HOAX ALERT] Woolies is not giving away R250 vouchers
At first glance, it's easy to spot that this is, in fact, a hoax because Woolworths is spelt with only one capital 'W'. Also, there are a number of grammatical errors in the text.
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[ANALYSIS] Do 1.7 million people pay 80% of SA’s income tax?
Africa Check fact checks Afriforum’s claim that close to 80% of personal income tax is contributed by 1.7 million individuals.
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[FACT CHECK] Zuma’s track record: 7 claims about #progress fact-checked
In a series of tweets, the South African Presidency presented governmental progress in celebration of President Jacob Zuma 75th birthday. Africa Check readers voted for these 7 claims to be fact-checked.
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[FACT CHECK] Does a third of Malawi’s population live in SA?
TV programme Carte Blanche's hard-hitting figure that “almost one-third of Malawi’s population” live in South Africa is completely off-point.
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FACT CHECK: Do 7 million SA girls miss school every month due to lack of sanitary pads?
Africa Check says it’s inaccurate that 7 million girls in SA miss school every month because of periods.
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Africa Check dissects Sona 2015
Africa Check unpacks the comments made by President Zuma in his 2015 Sona.
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Does SA face an electricity grid collapse?
Africa Check asks if the country will be plunged into weeks of darkness.
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Do 40,000 whites own 80% of SA land?
Africa Check says land ownership remains heavily skewed across racial lines.
