COVID19: BEWARE THE FAKE NEWS!

Published on

25 March 2020

Anyone that creates or spreads fake news about the Coronavirus COVID-19 is liable for prosecution. Verify the information before you share information.

There are many screenshots of letters from National Government departments doing the rounds online, especially via WhatsApp. Be careful – many of these are fake and causing unnecessary panic and confusion.

Below are some of them:

23 March: Restrictions on movement:

22 March: Landlords barred from collecting house rent for the next 90 days

25 March: Schools opening date might be carried to the 10th of September

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FAKE NEWS VISIT: https://www.gov.za/coronavirus/fakenews

Liesl Smit

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm