South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

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Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...

In a digital world where it’s easier than ever to mislead, building resilience to false information is more important than ...

IN SHORT: The video shows Akothee promoting a supposed joint pain remedy linked to a Kenyan doctor. But it is another deepfake video spreading health misinformation. A video circulating as an ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts are advertising what they call a “thyroid and goiter tea” and claim that it can cure an enlarged thyroid gland. But this is not true – see your doctor instead. A ...

IN SHORT: A video is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that it shows Nigerian police beating hungry people. But it was filmed in the city of Abidjan in Ivory Coast. In December 2024, 67 ...

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: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria’s Department of State Services announced that the Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu has escaped from its detention facility ...

IN SHORT: A viral advertisement claims that Kenya Power is recruiting for 241 positions nationwide. But it is fake. The state-owned company has disowned the ad and warned the public to be wary of ...