Beware of torrent of deepfake adverts using Barbara O’Neill’s …
Dec 19, 2024 · Barbara O’Neill is no stranger to fact-checkers around the world, and Africa Check has previously debunked several health claims from the self-described naturopath.. The latest videos featuring O’Neill appear in a series of popular Facebook posts, including one from November 2024 circulating in South Africa, with over a million views at time of writing.
Don’t trust home remedies from video mimicking untrustworthy ...
Jul 26, 2024 · A video, which has been viewed at least 1.2 million times on Facebook, claims to offer “3 holistic health secrets that will make you look younger at 93 than you did in your 30s”.It’s just one of dozens of videos on Facebook and TikTok with similar or identical audio promoting the same “health secrets”.. The videos prominently feature …
No, Nigeria's electoral commission chair Mahmood Yakubu has …
Dec 13, 2024 · In October 2024, a former chair of Nigeria's electoral commission, Prof Humphrey Nwosu, died. Nwosu chaired the National Electoral Commission (NEC), now known as the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), from 1989 to 1993 and presided over the historic annulled election of 12 June 1993.. But some messages circulating on Facebook in Nigeria claim that the current Inec chairperson ...
False claims continue to circulate that former Nigerian president ...
Oct 22, 2024 · “Buhari house is set ablaze by the northerners.Na him be the bone of contention now?” reads part of a 2 August 2024 post on Facebook and which is still making the rounds.. The post includes a video of a large crowd gathered near a house. There is also a fire with thick black smoke billowing from it.
FACTSHEET: What you need to know about South Africa’s latest …
Aug 5, 2024 · South Africa is currently experiencing a resurgence in cases of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox.These cases are part of a global outbreak which began in 2022. South Africa had only detected five cases of the disease, in 2022, until 8 May 2024, when a new case was found.. Africa Check debunked several false claims related to the disease when this outbreak began, as did other fact ...
FACTSHEET: Total grid collapse? Billions in losses? We answer 10 ...
Aug 15, 2023 · An interesting – or, more likely, disturbing – fact: this November will mark the 16th anniversary of load shedding in South Africa. The country has been experiencing electricity problems since November 2007, when the state-owned power utility Eskom began struggling to meet demand.At the time, then president Thabo Mbeki conceded that his government should have expanded capacity.
No, billionaire Elon Musk has not launched an AI-powered trading ...
Jun 29, 2023 · IN SHORT: Posts claiming Elon Musk has launched a new AI-powered trading platform in South Africa, with guaranteed returns, are false. The posts link to suspicious websites.
No evidence that 'Jinja Herbal Extracts' can cure ... - Africa Check
Aug 13, 2024 · Ovarian cysts and fibroids. The Facebook posts claim that the herbal extract cures ovarian cysts and fibroids.. Ovarian cysts are sacs that are usually filled with fluid inside an ovary or attached to its surface.. According to Mayo Clinic, ovarian cysts are common and most cysts will go away over time without treatment, causing little pain and discomfort. ...
Plenty of verified ‘raw’ video of Russia-Ukraine war, filmed by ...
Mar 25, 2022 · Warning: This report links to distressing content. A month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, messages doing the rounds on Facebook in South Africa and elsewhere claim there’s no evidence the war exists at all.. They’re all similar. A typical version reads: “26,000,000 cellphones in Ukraine. 100% internet coverage. Not one raw footage video. Think about it.”
No, Russian president Putin hasn’t ‘revealed’ that Jesus was black ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Russian president Vladimir Putin recently “opened an ancient box revealing that Jesus was black”.. At least, that’s the claim circulating on social media in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and elsewhere since late March 2024.. The claim includes a video divided into three frames. At top is footage of Putin at a table with …