12 December 2021, William Bird and Nomshado Lubisi, Daily Maverick As our last piece for 2021, we wanted to start with a big thank you! There are so many to thank, like our Real411 volunteer reviewers and the Real411 secretariat. But our biggest thank you goes to all of you who take the time to [&he...
5 December 2021, William Bird and Nomshado Lubisi, Daily Maverick Week 41: Discerning the cred from the crud It was another busy week for Real411, with complaints received that ranged from the vaccine being the invention of the devil to how the water interruptions for maintenance and repairs in Jo...
13 September 2021, Daily Maverick, William Bird and Thandi Smith William Bird is director of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and Thandi Smith heads the Policy & Quality Programme at MMA, a partner in the 411 platform to counter disinformation. Read full article...
11 July 2021, Maverick Citizen, Thandi Smith & William Bird William Bird is director of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA). One of the common trends over the past few weeks have been complaints about Ivermectin. It has been touted as a miracle drug, to cure Covid-19, or as an effective preventative t...