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Opinion: collapse of MPC
- Complaint ID:
- #3187
- Source:
- Last Update:
- 21 June 2024
- Submitted:
- 18 May 2024
Resolved Mis- or disinformation
Outcome
Not upheldOverview
The complainant states that an article asserting that the MPC is in a state of collapse, is "factually wrong", and that the a false claim is made regarding the use of the hashtag #byebyeMPC.
Background & Outcome
While the post in question does not match the legal criteria for mis- or disinformation, it does need to be emphasised that the Facebook page is framed as a news source which has a definite bias and cannot be trusted to be objective. The underlying content is from this article: https://briefly.co.za/politics/187041-the-mpc-meltdown-how-internal-conflicts-tearing-coalition-apart/
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