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 its Real411 platform, which was originally set up during South Africa’s elections to enable members of the p...
16 April 2020, Timeslive, IAVAN PIJOOS Mthembu said the campaign against fake news was a collaboration between the department, the Government Communication and Information System, Media Monitoring Africa and the CovidComms volunteer communication network. Read the full article...
16 April 2020, The Media Online, Reporter This solution is the result of a collaboration between the Department, the Government Communication & Information System, Media Monitoring Africa and the CovidComms volunteer communication network. It forms part of the work of a special Ministerial Task ...
16 April 2020, ItWeb, Simnikiwe Mzekandaba According to the statement, the solution is a collaboration between the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), Government Communication and Information System, Media Monitoring Africa and the CovidComms volunteer communication netwo...
15 April 2020, Daily Maverick, Greg Nicolson South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is working with Media Monitoring Africa and the CovidComms volunteer communication network to remove fake news from the internet and report cases to the SAPS. Read the full article...
15 April 2020, Business Tech, SA News Complaints can be channeled through the Real411 website: www.real411.org or the Whatsapp line: 067 966 4015. Read the full article...
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 novel coronavirus. “This kind of thing is increasing. That specific complaint [about the contaminated swabs] was submi...
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 inviting South Africans to report instances of suspected disinformation to its Real 411 platform. William Bird, the or...
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 panic, fear and an unprecedented sense of urgency. Bird has urged people to get COVID-19 news from trusted sources ...