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Africa Check and the European Union equip Kenya's media, researchers, diplomats, civil society and public officials to build defence against foreign information manipulation

For a week, Africa Check, the continent’s leading organisation in information integrity and resilience, strengthened Kenya’s media, research ...
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LIVE REPORT: Tracking the disinformation circulating during anti-migrant protests in South Africa

Anti-immigrant groups have set 30 June 2026 as a “deadline” for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa. This is not a government directive, and it has no effect on anyone’s immigration status.
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South Africa’s home affairs department NOT offering cash reward for ‘anyone who can catch and bring [in] an illegal foreign national’

IN SHORT: A poster circulating on social media in South Africa claims that anyone who “catch and bring an illegal foreign national” to the department of home affairs will receive R250 per “illegal ...
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Coupe du monde 2026 : Non, cette photo ne montre pas des Mexicains attaqués en Afrique du Sud après leur victoire contre les Bafana Bafana

EN BREF - La photo est hors contexte et date de 2021. La supposée attaque sur des Mexicains en Afrique du Sud a été réfutée par l’ambassade du Mexique dans le pays. En match d'ouverture de la coupe du ...
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The Africa Facts Network

Established in 2017, the Africa Facts Network is a growing community of 58 fact-checking organisations working across more than 35 countries on the continent. From North to South, East to West, and ...
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FAKE: Poster claiming all ‘illegal foreigners’ must leave South Africa by 30 June 2026 fake, debunked by police

IN SHORT: A circulating poster in the name of South Africa’s department of home affairs claims “All illegal foreigners must leave South Africa by June 30th”. But it’s not from the department and has ...