This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations driven largely by vaccine hesitancy. Read full report
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Vaccine Hesitancy Impact Amplifier
CABC Audience Analysis Brandwatch data was retrieved for the period from June 18 to Aug 17, 2021. The Brandwatch results were geo filtered to the six countries (South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria and Tanzania). Focusing on the six specified countries, the query was designed to capture as much general vaccine conversation as possible. We...
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COVID-19 VACCINE MIS/DISINFORMATION WEEKLY REPORT#1 – 9 September 2021
The following report summarises top COVID-19 vaccination themes in the previous week’s South African social media conversation. Download Reports (PDF
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Impact Amplifier Preliminary Analytic Report
This preliminary report covers the period from June 18 to Aug 17, 2021. Results are geo filtered to the six countries included in the Impact Amplifier project. Data is limited to posts on Twitter during this period that included any of the keywords and phrases listed in Fig. 2. Focusing on the six specified countries,...
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Law enforcement officers increased vigilance in rumors of shutdown-SABC News – Eminetra South Africa
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure confirmed that law enforcement agencies are becoming more vigilant following rumors of a national closure on Monday. This was after a similar campaign last month caused widespread anxiety in KwaZulu-Natal and Houten, claiming the lives of more than 350 people and the loss of billions of rands. Unconfirmed…...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Mis/Disinformation Weekly Report – 19 August 2021
The following report summarises top COVID-19 vaccination themes in the previous week’s South African social media conversation. Download Reports (PDF
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Covid-19 | Demand less than supply as vaccine hesitancy soars, report reveals
Government’s plan to vaccinate as many South Africans as possible faces a setback as disinformation tactics put millions of lives at risk by blurring facts about vaccination with fictional conspiracy theories. A weekly report compiled by several organisations conducting social listening on Covid-19 vaccines found that a lack of demand was hindering the roll-out programme....
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COVID-19 Vaccine Mis/Disinformation Weekly Report – 12 August 2021
The following report summarises top COVID-19 vaccination themes in the previous week’s South African social media conversation. Download Reports (PDF
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COVID-19 Vaccine Mis/Disinformation Weekly Report – 5 August 2021
The following report summarises top COVID-19 vaccination themes in the previous week’s South African social media conversation. Download Reports (PDF
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The Dirty Dozen & The Amplification of Incendiary Content During the Outbreak of Unrest in South Africa July 2021
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has uncovered traces of the RET forces network that participated in and aided the amplification of online incitement of violence that claimed hundreds of lives and brought thousands of businesses to their knees in the week of 11 July 2021. Download Report (PDF)