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Namibia Fact Check is a project of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

The letter, which first appeared online in early October, made a resurgent appearance in social media spaces as suspic...
16/12/2024

The letter, which first appeared online in early October, made a resurgent appearance in social media spaces as suspicions and claims of election rigging became viral during and following the 27 – 30 November voting days ...

In the wake of the 27 November elections a fake letter that went viral before the elections has resurfaced

27/11/2024

We're half way through election day. Don't let your vote be rejected. If you haven't voted yet, you can still do it right ...

26/11/2024

... Just a few hours to go! Voting is really simple. Have your card ready to go and make the crosses for your choices.

How accurate are the claims in the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) manifesto? Our partners Africa Check had a look a...
26/11/2024

How accurate are the claims in the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) manifesto? Our partners Africa Check had a look at some of the claims and here's what they found? ...

The PDM has made its case for why voters should give them a chance come 27 November.

25/11/2024

FAKE NEWS ALERT! Disinformation actors are trying to undermine your trust in elections and to confuse you about what is true and important to you. Don't fall for it! ...

25/11/2024

BE ALERT! We're seeing a lot of smears being laundered as credible on social media and by some partial news media ...

This was not the first time that Nandi-Ndaitwah had uttered the same figure and said that it was in the Swapo Party mani...
22/11/2024

This was not the first time that Nandi-Ndaitwah had uttered the same figure and said that it was in the Swapo Party manifesto, for she made the same claim at a rally in the Zambezi Region a few weeks earlier ...

The ruling party presidential candidate has repeated the claim that the figure is in the manifesto at a rally in the north over the weekend

From our partner Africa Check ...
21/11/2024

From our partner Africa Check ...

Ahead of Namibia's general elections on 27 November, the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation released its manifesto.

21/11/2024

The elections are fast approaching! Voters need to read through the election manifestos of the competing political parties. Here are some questions to ask when going through the manifestos to see if what they're promising makes sense ...

21/11/2024

There are a lot of questionable things happening online as we approach the 27 November elections. That is why voters need to be aware of how political parties, their candidates and members should conduct themselves ...

Despite other media organisations having correctly reported about the same speech, made at a campaign rally at Eenhana i...
20/11/2024

Despite other media organisations having correctly reported about the same speech, made at a campaign rally at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region, the New Era headline on the online version of the article had still not been corrected or updated with the accurate information by Wednesday, 20 November 2024 ...

The state-owned New Era completely got it wrong when reporting on what the ruling party presidential candidate said recently

Our coalition partner Africa Check checked 10 claims about equality, employment, health and infrastructure in Namibia fr...
18/11/2024

Our coalition partner Africa Check checked 10 claims about equality, employment, health and infrastructure in Namibia from the SWAPO Party of Namibia manifesto for the 2024 elections. Here's what they found ...

Ahead of Namibia's general elections on 27 November, the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation released its manifesto.

A Newzroom Afrika report that was viewed by many and shared around in Namibian social media spaces refers to ‘polls’ tha...
17/11/2024

A Newzroom Afrika report that was viewed by many and shared around in Namibian social media spaces refers to ‘polls’ that do not exist ...

A Newzroom Afrika report that was viewed by many and shared around in Namibian social media spaces refers to ‘polls’ that do not exist

On 14 November Namibia Fact Check conducted training, titled 'Fact checking elections for Media and CSOs', at The MTC Do...
15/11/2024

On 14 November Namibia Fact Check conducted training, titled 'Fact checking elections for Media and CSOs', at The MTC Dome, at Swakopmund, for media and CSO representatives from Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

The training was made possible with funding from the BUILD2024 fund of the International Fact-Checking Network. Thank you to all the local media and CSOs who could participate in this training!

All the manifestos of the major political parties taking part in the upcoming elections can be viewed or downloaded here...
06/11/2024

All the manifestos of the major political parties taking part in the upcoming elections can be viewed or downloaded here ...

With weeks to go to the 27 November elections the major political parties have now launched their manifestos.

These toolkits, guides and handbooks, while general in approach, nevertheless contain a wealth of knowledge that can hel...
04/11/2024

These toolkits, guides and handbooks, while general in approach, nevertheless contain a wealth of knowledge that can help Namibian journalists improve their election-related coverage ...

There are ways for journalists to make their reporting more impactful around election-related topics and events. Here are some

Namibia’s fast approaching 27 November 2024 parliamentary and presidential elections have become a lightning rod for ele...
04/11/2024

Namibia’s fast approaching 27 November 2024 parliamentary and presidential elections have become a lightning rod for election-related disinformation that is primarily being transmitted via social media and messaging platforms ...

Political lies and propaganda are set to flood social media spaces as we move closer to the late November 2024 elections

The need for MIL is becoming ever more urgent as more people go online for their information needs, and as more aspects ...
31/10/2024

The need for MIL is becoming ever more urgent as more people go online for their information needs, and as more aspects of peoples’ lives, especially those of young people, become increasingly tied to digital communication technologies and services or applications ...

Indications are that there is clearly a need for policies, strategies and more initiatives, especially for children and the youth

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FAKE NEWS ALERT! Disinformation actors are trying to undermine your trust in elections and to confuse you about what is true and important to you. Don't fall for it! ... #NamibiaElections2024

BE ALERT! We're seeing a lot of smears being laundered as credible on social media and by some partial news media ... #NamibiaElections2024

The elections are fast approaching! Voters need to read through the election manifestos of the competing political parties. Here are some questions to ask when going through the manifestos to see if what they're promising makes sense ... #NamibiaElections2024

There are a lot of questionable things happening online as we approach the 27 November elections. That is why voters need to be aware of how political parties, their candidates and members should conduct themselves ... #NamibiaElections2024

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Namibia Fact Check is an impartial initiative that aims to verify public statements and media reports. Claims will be fact checked for accuracy using credible data and information. Namibia Fact Check is a project of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and is financially supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF).