Raymond Joseph

With rising awareness of “fake news”, people are more cautious of reflexively hitting share. But how can you quickly verify whether what you’re seeing is true, especially when you’re on your mobile phone?

Here is a guide on what can be done to prevent the spread of fake news online

​A cut in funding from the national lottery has forced the SPCA to reduce its free services, including the work it does in poor communities.

The DA makes claims to some great successes, and Africa Check takes a look at how much information it has to back them up.

Personalities linked to the media bribery scandal involving Ebrahim Rasool have resurfaced in a campaign to support Iqbal Survé.

Claims by the ANC that 36-million South Africans have been given access to sanitation since 1994 are "exaggerated", according to an expert.

Statistics to support Marius Fransman's comments that 98% of Cape Town's land owners are "white" and "Jewish" actually do not exist.

Do social network surveys accurately reflect the views of SA's youth? And are the media being critical enough when electing to publish their findings?

There are many theories why big conglomerates are suddenly buying up independent "community" newspapers, but the answer appears simply to lie in the sector's exponential growth in revenues. Raymond Joseph considers what this means for the grassroots voice.