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The AM Check-in | Your Top 3 Reads Today

Sowetan · · 230 words · By Sowetan Sowetan
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What to know about The AM Check-in

Arrested top cops linked to illicit precious metals deal The weekend arrests of Feroz Khan, head of crime counter-intelligence, and Gauteng Hawks head Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa are linked to their alleged interference in the arrest of a Durban-based businessman…

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What happened

Arrested top cops linked to illicit precious metals deal The weekend arrests of Feroz Khan, head of crime counter-intelligence, and Gauteng Hawks head Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa are linked to their alleged interference in the arrest of a Durban-based businessman…

Why it matters

According to Sowetan sources, in May 2021 law enforcement officers were called to OR Tambo International Airport, where a suspect, Tariq Downes, 46, was allegedly found in possession of precious metals that he hid inside his Gucci sling bag when he was about…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The weekend arrests of Feroz Khan, head of crime counter-intelligence, and Gauteng Hawks head Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa are linked to their alleged interference in the arrest of a Durban-based businessman in 2021.”
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The provided evidence consists entirely of stock quotes for Microsoft (MSFT) and is completely irrelevant to the claim regarding Feroz Khan and Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · View Microsoft Corporation MSFT stock quote prices, financial information, real-time forecasts, and company news from CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/markets/stocks/MSFT
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web search NEUTRAL — Real-time stock price, in-depth analysis, and the latest news for Microsoft Corp (msft:us).
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/stock/msft:us/
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest Microsoft stock prices, stock quotes, news, and MSFT history to help you invest and trade smarter.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/msft-stock
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Claim 2: “City Power technicians and contractors faced a wave of violent crime in the past financial year, with the utility recording seven robberies, three hijackings, 12 hostage incidents, one burglary and four shootings.”
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The claim is directly corroborated by one cross-reference from the Sowetan. Other provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'last' and a general Wikipedia entry for City Power, which does not mention the specific crime statistics. Since only one news source confirms the specific numbers, it is marked as single_source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Power Rangers is an American media franchise built around a superhero television series. The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, produced by Saban Entertainment, debuted on August…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — City Power Johannesburg (or Joburg City Power) is a state owned power utility, wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. Its responsibilities include buying electricity from power producers and supply…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Power
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A global city (also known as a power city, world city, alpha city, or world center) is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network. The concept originates from geography and ur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
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Claim 3: “in May 2021 law enforcement officers were called to OR Tambo International Airport, where a suspect, Tariq Downes, 46, was allegedly found in possession of precious metals that he hid inside his Gucci sling bag when he was about to fly to Durban.”
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The evidence provided includes a general Wikipedia page for Gucci, a Russian travel site, an airport directory, and unrelated Wikipedia entries for Jimmy Fallon and Mehdi Nebbou. None of these sources mention Tariq Downes or the specific incident described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehdi Nebbou (born 10 January 1971) is a French actor.
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