Disinformation …from social media to communications platforms across the globe have become the norm. How do we identify the fake news from what is real? Guest: Adam Armstrong – Project Head for Digital Narrative Manipulation Programme at DFRLab (Digital Forensic Research Lab) Guest: Stewart Jones Listen to full interview
They did not leave SA through Waterkloof airforce base as some reports suggest. It’s clear now they fled SA for Malawi through one of the borders after allegedly bribing Home Affairs officials. Bushiri has given an address stating he is in Malawi and claims he is a law abiding citizen who feels South African officials...
The Independent Electoral Commission has been investigating electronic voting for a while now. Submissions on the amendment bill on this issue raised concerns about the security of electronic voting as well as the additional costs that such a system will incur. Read the full story here.
A crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic creates a perfect opportunity for those who wish to cause confusion, chaos, and public harm – and mis- and disinformation enables them to do just that. This week we look at elections and the actions of Real411. Read full article
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public domain. Read full article
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations for the week ending on 5 November 2020. Read full article
SA man puts out false information across 143 monetised websites about farm murders Deon Venter used a clickbait style to get people to click on his websites. He exploited white vulnerability by putting out disinformation about farm murders and also exacerbated racial tension, all for a quick buck. Read the full story here:
This episode, the 2nd in a special three-part series with Jean Le Roux, Adam and Jean discuss Jean’s career trajectory, how he went from a qualified lawyer to forensic analyst to digital detective. Jean’s story starts with his seeing journalist being attacked online in November 2015, the journalist was being challenged online for exposing possible...
Real411 is affiliated to Media Monitoring Africa and enables the public to report disinformation, hate speech, incitement to violence and harassment of the media. This article outlines Real411’s findings and what constitutes hate speech. It’s important to report posts and tweets on social media that sow seeds of division and create resentment, anger and hatred...
A social media movement using the tag #PutSouthAfricansFirst has been found to peddle malicious, divisive untruths about human trafficking that have the potential to incite xenophobia. Read full article
