READ: Four ways disinformation about migration is circulating in South Africa
Africa Check examines four key disinformation trends circulating in South Africa, and how to spot them. False information on social media and messaging apps is adding to tension and lending support to xenophobic discourse.
Xenowatch continues to document xenophobic discrimination across South Africa:
2026 (January–June):
23 verified incidents of xenophobic discrimination
100 people displaced
2 deaths recorded
[Credit: Africa Check]
