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.
Defining migration, migrants, and refugees (and why it matters ...
Aug 15, 2016 — The massive movements of people, fueled by the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, has put migration at the top of the global human rights agenda. According to a recent United Nations report, international migrants – those living in countries other than where they were born – reached 244 million in 2015, a 41% increase from 2000.Those numbers include 20-million refugees – broadly defined as ...
Vicious rumours about US vice president Kamala Harris untrue
Published on 26 March 2021. A screenshot shared widely on Facebook in South Africa claims recently appointed US vice president Kamala Harris was once a “high-end call girl”. The Afrikaans caption to the post reads: “Een van die dae is USA ook in die gutters!”. This translates to: “One of these days the USA will also be in the gutters.”.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela didn’t die in 1985 ...
Jul 22, 2021 — No, former South African president Nelson Mandela didn’t die in 1985 while in prison – conspiracy theory bungles facts. Published on 22 July 2021. “The Real Nelson Mandela died in 1985,” begins a long Facebook post that has been viewed more than a million times since it was shared on 6 July 2021. It claims that the former South African ...
FACTSHEET: South Africa's crime statistics for 2019/20
Aug 4, 2020 — The police released South Africa’s crime statistics for 2019/20 on 31 July 2020, a month earlier than expected. This comes on the back of a June 2016 resolution to release the statistics every three months, minister of police Bheki Cele said in the briefing. He said he believed the new approach “would allow for timeous intervention measures aimed at …
GUIDE: Understanding crime statistics in South Africa - Africa Check
Sep 12, 2013 — However, America’s population at the time was 307 million while South Africa’s was a little over 49 million. When viewed as crime rates or ratios rather than raw numbers, the statistics yield a completely different picture: a murder rate of 4.96 per 100,000 (US) compared to 34.1 (SA) per 100,000. Therefore the chance of being murdered in SA ...
No, Gammora HIV ‘cure kits’ not medically proven - Africa Check
Feb 28, 2023 — Facebook pages and groups, some with thousands of members, have been promoting the “Gammora HIV cure kit”. This is a supposed cure for infection by HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, and Aids – acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome – a life-threatening disease caused by the virus.. One post claims that Gammora is “a CURE once taken as prescribed, this kills dead completely the ...
FACTSHEET: What is poverty? - Africa Check
Mar 12, 2014 — Absolute poverty. The term “absolute poverty” generally refers to a specific income threshold or a fixed amount, below which individuals are unable to meet basic needs. By international standards, it is a “state in which a family earns less than a minimum amount of income – typically US$1.25 per day per person in low-income countries”.
FACTSHEET: The leading causes of death in Africa in 2019
Nov 10, 2021 — Non-communicable diseases are associated with urbanisation and higher standards of living. They accounted for 2.8 million deaths (37.1%) in 2019, up from 34.3% in 2015. The leading causes of death in this category include ischaemic heart disease, stroke and cirrhosis of the liver. Group 2 causes of death in 2019.
No, Bill Gates is not practising population control through vaccines ...
Mar 31, 2023 — Disclaimer: Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made up 26% of Africa Check’s income in 2021.. Billionaire co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates has said “ If we do a really great job on new vaccines and health care, we could lower the population 10-15%”.. At least, that’s according to a tweet posted by “Dr. Anastasia …