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    Mar 18

    Are you running or planning a serious fact-checking project on the continent? Join us for a 2nd working meeting to discuss the challenges for in & how to navigate them. Limited slots available. Apply by 5 April:

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  2. 22 minutes ago

    . was unable to find a representative who was aware of the alleged guideline for clinics cited in the manifesto.

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  3. 52 minutes ago

    ⚕️ claims SA's clinic-to-person ratio falls short of a guideline of 1:10,000. But the supporting document they provided only says the no. of health facilities per 10,000 people is a core indicator for monitoring service delivery.

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  4. 1 hour ago

    Based on ’s mid-year population estimates, had 57.73 million residents last year. This would mean that there was one clinic for every 18,114 people at the time.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    The most recent data puts the number of public clinics in March 2018 at 3,187 – only five more than in 2014. But because of the increase in population size since 2014, the ratio in the claim is out of date.

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    2 hours ago

    In fact, South Africa had one clinic for every 18 114 people in 2018.

    🏥 claim: has a ratio of 1 clinic to 16,971 people, as opposed to the guideline of 1:10,000 Verdict: Incorrect
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  7. 2 hours ago

    The ratio in this claim does not reflect the current situation, as it is based on data from 2014. That year, had 3,182 public clinics.

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  8. 3 hours ago

    🏥 claim: has a ratio of 1 clinic to 16,971 people, as opposed to the guideline of 1:10,000 Verdict: Incorrect

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  9. 3 hours ago

    🇿🇦 Did 's Democratic Alliance ( ) stick to the facts in its 2019 election manifesto? We 3 claims made about health facilities & land reform projects.

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    Mar 23

    Viral Facebook post of elephant carrying thirsty lion cub is April Fools prank | Africa Check

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    15 hours ago

    GUIDE: How to verify a Twitter account | Africa Check

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  12. 18 hours ago

    ⚡ SA President is wrong to say that in ‘1994, only 36% of the population in our country had access to electricity’. We explain why in our :

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    Mar 23

    ~ GUIDE: How to verify a Twitter account | ⁦⁩

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  14. 21 hours ago

    💰 WATCH OUT: A photo of a malnourished child is being used to fraudulently scam donations from people on Facebook in .

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    22 hours ago

    Kindly take note!!!!!!!!!!!!

    🌀 No, this video does not show the floods Mozambicans faced in the aftermath of . The video is 8 years old & is footage from the 2011 tsunami in Japan.
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  16. Mar 24

    🌀 No, this video does not show the floods Mozambicans faced in the aftermath of . The video is 8 years old & is footage from the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

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  17. Mar 23

    🚰 How many people in don’t have safe water? Do residents use it mainly for their pools & gardens? And do wealthy pay less for their water? We looked at the facts for .

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    Mar 23

    The DA has claimed the national government’s land reform failure rate is 92%. Is it fact? Find out in City Press on Sunday as we sort fact from fiction, with

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    Mar 23

    . : « La est un grand pays de cette organisation, 80 millions de Congolais parlent français » ➟ Les faits : la population actuelle de la RDC est estimée à 85 935 706 habitants et 51 % d'entre eux parlent le français.

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  20. Mar 23

    🎣 Despite months of controversy, ’s fish is set to stay on ’s menu, authorities say. This factsheet examines why Chinese imports just won’t go away.

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  21. Mar 23

    😄 In the 2018 edition there were some surprising rankings in the World Happiness Report, e.g Somalia & Libya were both ahead of SA & Kenya. Our analysis examined how countries are scored & the value of measuring happiness in the first place.

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