NEWS RELATED TO fake-news

News

SABC taking you for a ride? Shock car radio licence claim revs broadcaster

Celebs And Viral

PODCAST: ‘He scammed YoTV’ – Thabo Bester and the perils of fake news

National shutdown: Limpopo cops slam fake EFF statement to ‘incite violence’

News

Fake news: Often ignorant, sometimes manipulative, sometimes dangerous

News

SCAM: No, Sassa isn’t hiring 160 000 new employees

Fake news of beachgoer hospitalisations an ‘attempt’ to destroy Durban tourism

News

Scam alert: No, Sassa gold cards are not being replaced

DUT clarifies registration information after fake news saga

World

Fact-checkers urge YouTube to fight fake news

Sassa scam alert: No, you can’t apply for food parcel vouchers

Fake news: Students beware! Nsfas warns of new threat

Van Damme joins anti-disinformation project ahead of elections

We are not going to call police on anti-vaxxers, says Mabuza

Weathering fake news storm

Anti-vax doctor should stick to her field of expertise, says expert

Vaccine disinformation beats govt’s weak communication strategy

News

‘Stop spreading fake news about cause of Phoenix murders’, say police

Covid deaths stats prove it’s no plot

News

Regulations to curb fake news lacking – legal NGO

Facebook tests alerting users to extremist posts

‘I’m well and working hard for SA’: Gordhan condemns fake news questioning his health

DA wants Facebook to outline plans to deal with fake election news

‘It wasn’t us’: ANCYL task team disavows poster calling for NEC’s resignation

Helen Zille: I did not put microchip in man’s brain

Tshwane ANCYL in hot water over Covid-19 ‘steaming’ campaign

Crime

Police and Cogta may struggle to trace alcohol ban prankster

Mkhize does not own a PPE manufacturing company – health ministry

World

Facebook, Twitter block Trump’s ‘false’ videos

Guard against fake news, especially around virus, CSIR pleads

Farts can’t spread Covid-19, and other fake news debunked

News

Experts slam coronavirus ‘disinfection’ tunnels

Messages about thousands of Chinese troops in SA are ‘ridiculous’, says SANDF

Police dismiss claim they refused to remove child’s body from sewer

UCT launches six-month project to combat spread of Covid-19 fake news

Crime

Photo of presentation about lockdown lasting till 11 May is fake, warn police

Health

What government does when advised to give people coffee to cure Covid

Why Meshoe is unlikely to face arrest for refusing ‘infected’ Chinese test kits

Govt establishes ‘high-tech’ process to tackle fake news

Health

Bottled water association advises South Africans to avoid bottled water ‘fake news’

SABC warns that tweet about alcohol being sold from Monday is fake

Corona-conspiracies: You probably shouldn’t share that

News

Third parties can be held liable for spreading fake news

News

‘If it’s fake, it’s not news!’, reminds professor

Crime

Stephen Birch released on warning after posting fake news about Covid-19 testing kits

Report of foreign nationals being kicked out of SA for extended lockdown is fake

From unsafe swabs to Gaddafi and Obama, beware these fake claims about Covid-19

Tech and Science

WhatsApp to limit the forwarding of viral messages

Social media ‘experts’ must stop sharing disinformation

Tech and Science

Fake news spreaders are either criminals or just stupid – social media experts

News

Journalist asks Mbalula where she can report Andile Lungisa for spreading ‘fake news’

Crime

DA lays criminal charges against man for fake news on ‘contaminated’ testing kits

FAKE NEWS | No, Covid-19 testing kits are not contaminated

Mbalula says video of a ‘bustling Polokwane’ is fake, the real Polokwane is in lockdown

News

FAKE NEWS | Government is not recording your phone calls or stalking you on social media

Crime

Woman in hot water for false Covid-19 voice message

Motsoaledi to lay first charges for spreading virus fake news

Confirmed: Guideline that government will only help ‘51%-black-owned companies’ is fake

No, helicopters won’t be spraying anti-coronavirus chemicals on you today

News

FAKE NEWS | Western Cape cops deny closing police stations because of coronavirus

Health

Government preparing a plan to deal with fake coronavirus news peddlers

Education department dismisses fake news about school closures

See why this poster for anti-vaccinations is false

News

‘Fake news!’ Home affairs reacts to rumour of ‘discontinuation’ of green ID book

Victoria Falls fake news is a warning for all

It’s hard to identify fake news these days

Old, misleading videos said to be of xenophobic violence in SA are going viral

KFC clarifies reports of ‘UKZN student’ who lied for free meals

Lottery examines claim UJ student fled country with R18m prize from photoshopped ticket

SA gets help tracking down social media and fake news predators ahead of elections

Mokonyane’s lawyers’ letter to Zondo inquiry falls for fake WhatsApp post

WhatsApp tackles fake news by limiting how many times you can forward a message

News

‘Fake news’ claiming journo would be fired for writing false Zuma article goes viral

Posts seeking help for ‘starving lions’ at Krugersdorp Game Reserve are fake

Africa

Study sheds light on scourge of ‘fake’ news in Africa

Africa

Study sheds light on scourge of ‘fake news’ in Africa