| Type | News |
|---|---|
| Format | Online newspaper |
| Owner(s) | Sekunjalo Investments Public Investment Corporation China International Television Corporation China Africa Development Fund |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Website | www |
Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is a news website based in South Africa that has been involved in various controversies, including making up fake stories, fictitious journalists and doxing.[1][2] IOL is controlled by majority shareholder, Sekunjalo Investments and its chairman Iqbal Survé.[3]
IOL serves the online versions of a number of South African newspapers, including The Star, Pretoria News, The Daily Voice, Cape Times, Cape Argus, Weekend Argus, The Mercury, Post, Diamond Fields Advertiser, Isolezwe, Daily Tribune, Sunday Tribune, The Independent on Saturday, and The Sunday Independent.[4][needs update] IOL regularly distributes Chinese state media content.[5][6]
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- ^ "South of the Sahara". Stanford University. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Pike, Lili (18 May 2022). "How China uses global media to spread its views — and misinformation". Grid News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Coercion, Capture, and Censorship: Case Studies on the CCP's Quest for Global Influence". International Republican Institute. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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