In an era of post-truth “alternative facts”, smoke and mirrors tactics have become the new currency of political gamesmanship Read full article
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#FakeNews and lies are amplified on social media | Daily Maverick
Anti-foreigner hashtags continue to swirl around local Twitter, together with misleading claims and links to fake news sites. Don’t be fooled, warns a UCT research unit. Read full article
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PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s trends analysis in the week ending 3 December 2020 | Daily Maverick
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations for the week ending 3 December 2020. Read full article
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OP-ED: The politics of the base and the contestation for global dominance threaten democracy | Daily Maverick
The key threat to democracy today is not ideological, in the sense that opposing or alternative ideologies threaten to replace democracy. Rather, it is how the politics of the base can be exploited to undermine democratic processes and institutions, and skew democratic outcomes. Read full article
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Peak of the week: South Africa’s weekly trends: November 12 – 19 | Daily Maverick
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations for the week ending 19 November 2020. This is a summary of the trending, highest impact and most active themes and their narratives related to social...
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Digital Disinformation | Carte Blanche | M-Net
In a high-stakes virtual life where fresh news and new “likes” can mean power and income, the spreading of vital information that sparks emotion and harnesses a following could be a powerful tool for good. But what if digital manipulation goes over to the dark side and targeted online campaigns bring about real-world hatred, conflict,...
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Disinformation & Fake News | CABC Podcast
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
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OP-ED: Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly Trends in South Africa | Daily Maverick
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
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PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s weekly trends report: 22 to 29 October | Daily Maverick
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
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PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s weekly trends report to 5 November 2020 | Daily Maverick
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