IN SHORT: A video showing US president Donald Trump apparently urging Ugandans not to forgive their president, Yoweri Museveni, until he steps down and retires from politics has gone viral online.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims about cancer, vaccines and the Pope’s death. We investigated. The pastor advised ...

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IN SHORT: Facebook pages claim that drinking a mixture of these three ingredients can lower blood sugar. But it’s best to see a doctor as high blood sugar can have serious consequences and requires ...

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IN SHORT: Old claims from 2023 have resurfaced in January 2025, repeating news reports that the South African government had imposed new race-based regulations on exports that would devastate the ...

IN SHORT: Videos promising a 'new secret investment' project by the world's richest man, Elon Musk, have several visual, audio and contextual clues that the clips are deepfakes. South Africa's public ...

Scarce data is just one obstacle to combatting sexual violence. An expert said we should also address harmful social attitudes about gender, the lack of access to comprehensive sex education, and ...

Despite the hype around artificial intelligence, the bigger threat in Africa remains “cheap fakes” and other low-effort forms of information deception. Human rights organisation Amnesty International ...

The Economic Freedom Fighters party was on Monday 20 March protesting a slew of grievances. But not all was what it seemed to be. Published on 20 March 2023 On 20 March 2023, the Economic Freedom ...

While widespread antiretroviral treatment has drastically changed the lives of people with HIV, there is still no cure for the virus which infects an estimated 38 million people worldwide. Expensive ...

Africa’s most populous country holds elections – including for president – in February 2023. So far, we’ve spotted 10 types of false information in the campaigns. Published on 10 January 2023 ...