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SA local elections will test voters’ ability to spot fake news
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SA local elections will test voters’ ability to spot fake news
- SA local elections will test voters’ ability to spot fake news
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- 11m agoThe National Observer (CA): Climate super-pollutant from China’s electric grid is cooking the planet - nationalobserver.com
- 11m agoThe National Observer (CA): The nation’s electric utilities release vast quantities of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Recycling efforts could slash emissions a
- 7m agoAtalayar: Morocco’s Political Landscape Shifts: PAM Sweeps, PJD Resurges, and Voter Turnout Plummets—What Does the Future Hold for the Country?
- 6m agoCNN: ‘The first prediction-market election’: How Kalshi and Polymarket scrambled the midterms
- 5m agoISS Africa: SA local elections will test voters’ ability to spot fake news
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