Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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The quiet announcement arrived without fanfare, but in the corridors of South African journalism it carried a weight that deserves more than a passing glance. The Press Council of South Africa has appointed Dr Tyrone August, a veteran journalist and the Deputy Ombud, as the country’s new Press Ombud. On…
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In the quiet Northern Cape town of Kuruman, where the red earth and slow rhythms of daily life often mask deeper struggles, an 18-year-old woman’s life has suddenly become tangled in a legal storm that reaches far beyond her own front door. On Friday, September 25, 2026, she was arrested, not for theft or violence, but for perjury—an accusation that she deliberately lied under oath after laying a rape charge against an off-duty police constable. According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, or IPID, the woman’s ordeal began at a local guest house on September 23, when she accused a…
Of all the ways social media can erode trust, few feel as cruel as the one that has emerged in recent months around military veterans. The BBC has issued a serious warning about a growing wave of TikTok videos that use artificial intelligence to create fake veterans and fake stories of service, valor, and suffering — all designed to scam well-meaning people out of money. At first glance, these videos look like ordinary, heartfelt posts: a middle-aged man in a dusty uniform, a woman in fatigues saluting the flag, a silver-haired veteran wiping away tears while talking about losing his…
