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FALSE: Magnitude 6 earthquakes are not increasing and are not linked to climate change
A claim that a rise in earthquakes of a magnitude of six or more points to impending catastrophic climate changes is FALSE. A post on Facebook claims that seismic activity is increasing, exponentially so in the case of magnitude six earthquakes. It adds that the same...
FACT-CHECK: South Africa’s supposed nuclear accusation against Lesotho is false
Nicole Tau A viral social media claim alleging that South Africa has accused neighbouring Lesotho of possessing nuclear weapons and is seeking intervention from the United States is FALSE. Investigations by CheckDesk, a fact-checking platform at MISA Lesotho, reveal...
SATIRE: This video showing snowfall in Somalia’s Garowe Town is fake
This Facebook post with a video claiming to show the first snowfall in Garowe, the administrative capital of Somalia’s Puntland regional state, is SATIRICAL. The clip shared on 13 June 2025 shows a reporter interviewing a senior citizen about the snow. The Somali text...
Partly false: Image of assaulted gay person isn’t from Lesotho
The incident took place in Durban, South Africa. By Maleshoane Ratsebe A Facebook post with an image claiming to show a person assaulted over a forced sexual interaction is misleading. The post claims that a carpenter in Mafeteng, Lesotho, physically assaulted a gay...
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