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6 June 2020, Sowetan Live, Unathi Nkanjeni Director of Media Monitoring Africa William Bird told TshisaLIVE the post from Leanne was concerning and could discredit her credibility. “It’s a very […]...
27 April 2020, City Press, Juniour Khumalo A big contributor to the anti-vaccine sentiment is fake news about the disease on social networks. This led to Media Monitoring Africa relaunching […]...
15 April 2020, News24 “We also need to remind South Africans that spreading fake news or disinformation about Covid-19 is a punishable offence. Arrests have already been made, and they […]...
9 April 2020, Moneyweb, Tebogo Tswane Media Monitoring Africa – in partnership with government, the South African National Editors’ Forum, the Press Council South Africa and other stakeholders – has launched […]...
7 April 2020, All4Women, News24 William Bird, director of Media Monitoring Africa, told News24 there had been a significant spike in fake news and conspiracy theories since the outbreak of the novel […]...
6 April 2020, The Citizen William Bird, director of Media Monitoring Africa, said there had been a significant spike in fake news and conspiracy theories since the outbreak of the […]...
5 April 2020, ENCA, Anlie Hattingh There’s been a lot of false information doing the rounds on social media. Fake news can lead to unnecessary fear. Media Monitoring Africa is […]...
1 April 2020, Radio Islam, Faizel Patel Media Monitoring Africa says the spreading and sharing of fake news and misinformation causes anxiety and anger among people creating a sense of […]...