‘We’re always behind’: IEC warns of disinformation peddlers, and how voters can be prepared
By Janet Heard, CINIA Communications Practitioner
In the run-up to South Africa’s November 4 local government elections, the battle for voters is shifting sharply to social media – with young people a prime target, mistrust surging and viral fakery and mischief harder to detect.
In an article for Daily Maverick, CINIA’s Janet Heard speaks to the Independent Electoral Commission’s outreach deputy CEO, Victor Shale, about the troubling reality at ground zero.
