Rigging Claims and Xenophobia Fuel Tensions as South Africa Votes
With South Africans set to vote this week in local government elections, illegal immigration has emerged as the dominant issue in online political discussion, according to the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which recorded more than 15,310 social media mentions of the poll. The organisation identified 79 potentially harmful posts, ranging from claims […]
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Rigging Claims and Xenophobia Fuel Tensions as South Africa Votes
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