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EThekwini
news

EThekwini rejects E.coli-related hospitalisation scare

SASSA, South African Social Security Agency, fake information, fake message, fake social media posts, fake news, false information, fake news circulating online
News

SASSA warns clients about FAKE message circulating

mosquito tablet’
News

Police dismiss ‘mosquito tablet’ deaths in Khayelitsha as fake news

EThekwini
KwaZulu-Natal

EThekwini rejects E.coli-related hospitalisation scare

SASSA, South African Social Security Agency, fake information, fake message, fake social media posts, fake news, false information, fake news circulating online
News

SASSA warns clients about FAKE message circulating

mosquito tablet’
News

Police dismiss ‘mosquito tablet’ deaths in Khayelitsha as fake news

UK embassy Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen’s funeral, Westminster Abbey, 19 September, fact check, fake news
News

Fact Check: Zim President WAS invited to Queen’s funeral

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty16-09-2022 08:00

The UK Embassy in Zimbabwe says that President Emmerson Mnangagwa WAS invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

Corporate Services Direcotorate of the City of Cape Town, fake news, fake advertisement, Trainee Traffic Officer ad fake, Alderman Theresa Uys, Western Cape fake news
News

City of Cape Town says ‘Trainee Traffic Officer’ job ad is FAKE

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty27-07-2022 13:49

The City of Cape Town has warned jobseekers about a fake ‘Trainee Traffic Officer’ advertisement that has been circulating online.

shooting
News

Are posts and voice notes about Bloem shootings true?

By Rorisang Kgosana22-07-2022 05:00

The voice notes and social media posts allege various shootings in Bloemfontein including a gang rape, police said.

Gauteng mall Basotho Nationals
Gauteng

Police weigh in on alleged attack by Basotho Nationals in Gauteng mall

By Nokwanda Ncwane13-07-2022 13:38

Police have weighed in on alleged attack by Basotho Nationals at Kagiso Mall in the West Rand, Gauteng recently.

Tshwane cholera outbreak
Gauteng

City of Tshwane labels reports of cholera outbreak as fake news

By Nokwanda Ncwane11-07-2022 08:44

City of Tshwane MMC for Health, Rina Marx has labelled reports of cholera and pink eye outbreaks as fake news.

University of the Free State, fake notice, musturbation notice, UFS, fake news, slams fake news
Free State

University of Free State rubbishes FAKE masturbation notice that went viral

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty08-07-2022 18:33

A fake notice regarding masturbation was making its rounds at the University of the Free State before the institution stepped in to stop it.

Disinformation
South Africa

How media literacy education in South Africa can help combat fake news

By The Conversation07-07-2022 14:42

8 out of 10 South Africans believe that disinformation is a problem in the country, researchers have been working on ways to counter it.

examination assistant fake
News

Dept of Educations warns about fake Examination Assistant post

By Siso Naile04-07-2022 19:17

The Department of Educations has warned about an Examination Assistant post making rounds, labelling it as fake news

The Sun
English Premier League

Why Liverpool hates ‘The Sun’ tabloid newspaper

By James Richardson16-06-2022 12:18

Liverpool fans, those who live in the metropolis have boycotted the Sun since shortly after the Hillsborough Stadium tragedy in 1989.

SA Reserve Bank, South Africa, money, R10 coin, R500 note, fake news, fake account
News

SA is NOT getting a R500 note or a R10 coin – Reserve Bank

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty12-06-2022 20:11

The SA Reserve Bank revealed that it will not be issuing a R10 coin or a R500 banknote following a viral image online.

ANC, Jessie Duarte, African National Congress, Fake news, social media fake news, false news, Jessie Duarte is NOT dead
News

Fake news: ANC’s Jessie Duarte has NOT passed away

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty24-04-2022 12:15

The ANC has rubbished claims that have been circulating on social media of Jessie Duarte passing away – calling it inhumane.

Fake news, fake post, National Institute for communicable diseases, NICD, water, typhoid fever outbreak
News

Fake news: NICD slams claims of a typhoid fever outbreak

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty23-04-2022 12:53

A fake post that was forwarded on WhatsApp has been rubbished by the NICD after it claimed there was a typhoid fever outbreak.

Russia new law
News

Russia: $45 000 fine or 15 years in jail if you spread ‘fake news’

By Nokwanda Ncwane05-03-2022 06:00

Russia has passed a new draft law that seeks to punish those who spread false information about the ongoing ‘military operation’ in Ukraine.

Spotify removes Neil Young’s m
Celeb News

Spotify removes Neil Young’s music after Joe Rogan ultimatum

By Agence France-Presse27-01-2022 21:08

Neil Young made good on his vow to remove his music from Spotify after demanding the streaming service choose between him and Joe Rogan.

Drake
Entertainment

True or false: Will Drake really rap up Konka, where R20k will get you in?

By Naledi de Wee25-01-2022 21:03

Konka has slammed rumours that they will host rapper Drake…but we can confirm that he is stirring it up with Black Coffee in the Bahamas!

Brigitte Macron
Lifestyle

Emmanuel Macron’s wife targeted by fake news over gender

By AFP22-12-2021 15:58

First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron wants to file a complaint against those who spread fake news that she is trans.

R40-million-schoolgirl
Lifestyle

No…a schoolgirl DID NOT find R40m and hand it over to the police!

By Marilynn Manuel01-12-2021 10:35

Fake news: Social media has been set alight by the story of a schoolgirl who found a bag with R40 million and gave it to the police!

Travis Scott has been seen in public for the first time since Astroworld
Celeb News

Fake news: Travis Scott has NOT been banned from the US

By Megan van den Heever25-11-2021 15:31

Debunked: Travis Scott has not been exiled from the USA after the deadly Astroworld music festival earlier this month…

City of Cape Town
News

And, relax: Reports of Desmond Tutu’s death are FALSE

By Tom Head20-10-2021 16:12

Panic over: Desmond Tutu remains alive and well as of Wednesday 20 October – but where did rumours of his death actually come from?

Tropical storm eloise weather saws
Weather

SA Weather Service rubbishes ‘cyclone’ voice note as a ‘misleading hoax’

By Storm Simpson14-10-2021 15:17

The SA Weather Service said an isiZulu voice circulating on social media is “a misleading hoax.” The message is an edited version of an interview the weather service did earlier this year when Tropical Cyclone Eloise struck.

The Sun
English Premier League

Why ‘The Sun’ tabloid is hated by Liverpool fans

By James Richardson03-10-2021 19:12

Liverpool fans, those who live in the metropolis have boycotted the Sun since shortly after the Hillsborough Stadium tragedy in 1989.

Nicki Minaj has had her vaccine tweets debunked
Celeb News

#BallGate latest: Minister slams Nicki Minaj’s swollen testicles claim [watch]

By Megan van den Heever17-09-2021 08:54

Things are on a roll with #BallGate: Nicki Minaj has had her claims about the scrotal side-effects of the COVID-19 vaccine debunked by the Trinidad and Tobago health minister.

TV producer Sidwell Sipho Ngwenya.
Celeb News

‘Stop chasing clout’: Sipho ‘Psyfo’ Ngwenya reacts to his death hoax

By Rae Seleme14-08-2021 16:17

The media personality has responded in a series of tweets to a Facebook post which claimed that he is dead.

Phoenix fake news
News

Phoenix: SAPS debunk social media posts claiming shooting of man ‘linked’ to murders

By Nokwanda Ncwane24-07-2021 17:00

SAPS has disputed social media posts falsely claiming the fatal shooting of an Indian man linked to the recent murders in Phoenix.

Beware: FAKE Netcare 911 job and training opportunities
News

Beware: FAKE Netcare 911 job and training opportunities doing the rounds

By Corné van Zyl24-07-2021 11:30

Beware: FAKE Netcare 911 job and training opportunities doing the rounds on social media and other informal platforms. Don’t fall for it!

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