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FACT-CHECK: South Africa’s supposed nuclear accusation against Lesotho is false

FACT-CHECK: South Africa’s supposed nuclear accusation against Lesotho is false

SOUTH AFRICA ACCUSES LESOTHO OF HAVING NUCLEAR WEAPONS”, this alarming “BREAKING NEWS” headline spread across Facebook and Twitter in late June 2025. But CheckDesk at MISA Lesotho has confirmed: it’s completely false. South Africa has outright denied making any such accusation, and Lesotho’s official nuclear disarmament commitments strongly contradict the claim.

Fact Check: Parliament Isn’t Criminalizing Monogamy in 2026

Fact Check: Parliament Isn’t Criminalizing Monogamy in 2026

A Facebook post alleges that Lesotho’s Parliament is working on passing a law in 2026 making it a crime for a man to have only one wife. On 31 March 2025, a Facebook user (14K followers) shared in a Facebook group (327.1K members) that Parliament is outlawing monogamous marriage from 2026. The post […]