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Woolworths strongly refutes viral social media claims that it racially discriminates in food donations, revealing how an anonymous account's false allegations reached over 130,000 people despite being blocked from responding.
A Facebook user has publicly challenged the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, claiming their official statements about recent tractor theft arrests contain multiple inaccuracies and misleading information. The controversy raises questions about government communication standards and transparency.
Elon Musk's recent comments on Julius Malema's 'Kill the Boer' song spark controversy as he claims Starlink's absence in South Africa is due to his race.
Elon Musk's recent comments on Starlink's operations in South Africa raise questions about misinformation and race.
DA's week-long US visit 'to ease diplomatic tensions' with the Trump administration, but faces backlash from Minister Lamola over foreign policy alignment.
As South Africa faces mounting pressure from US billionaires and political figures, this analysis explores how the nation can maintain its economic sovereignty while navigating global political tensions and misinformation campaigns. Learn why quiet diplomacy and strategic international partnerships might be the key to South Africa's continued growth
Concerns about Russian election interference are nothing new, but so far the picture of Moscow’s success is rather mixed.
Explore how Naspers’ News24 perpetuates apartheid-era narratives against independent black business leaders in South Africa.
Zuckerberg claims these changes promote “free expression”. But some experts worry he’s bowing to right-wing political pressure
Finland is consistently ranked as Europe's most media literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amid a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns.
Learn how to sift through health misinformation and set realistic dietary resolutions that can lead to lasting positive change.
The critical importance of recognising untruths in our lives and learning how to cultivate truthfulness amidst the chaos of misinformation.
An analysis of the coverage of a report on the LGBTI market shows how some news publishers in South Africa act as echo chambers for disinformation and misinformation.
‘My attorneys are handling criminal and civil cases against several individuals responsible for the defamatory content and others who have spread or shared these false and harmful claims. ’
It was Hamas and its sympathisers who have spread disproven lies that sexual violence did not occur on October 7th. It was Hamas and sympathetic media who lied about the casualties at Al-Ahli Hospital, and then tried to cover up that it was actually Islamic Jihad who performed the bombing.
The outpouring of emotion in the comments section reflects the deep connection and empathy viewers felt for a woman whose tragic story touched so many lives.
The visit follows the European Union’s (EU) recent announcement of a €32 million (about R636. 5 million) effort to increase vaccine production in Ghana
South Africa has a well-defined Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Act, within which it is important to note that even nameless, faceless trolls on social media who propagate information – often false – that incites or provokes people to perform a desired action that causes harm, are held accountable
A global campaign group’s disinformation test has raised some serious questions about the ability of social media platforms to detect election falsehoods.
DJ Tira is demanding that Ntombela retract the allegations of sexual assault made against him.
The most significant and troubling negative effects of social media are on a deeper, more personal and fundamental level: its ability to worsen and encourage emotions of despair, loneliness, and isolation, as well as induce mental health disorders.
“City Power has beefed up security to safeguard its employees and contractors in the event that the purported strike in question disrupts our operations and threaten lives and property. ”
Saffers are so accustomed to being lied to, placing their trust in organisations and entities only to have it shattered, that most of us don’t believe a thing anyone says today. Who could possibly make a deepfake that is worse than reality?
With elections around the corner, deepfakes, di- and misinformation are expected to proliferate; here’s how to separate truth from fiction.
The falsehoods, including that the unknown pathogen indicates an elitist plot to depopulate the earth, appeared to originate in the United States but spilled to Asia in multiple regional languages, AFP fact-checkers found.