Tweet: "IEC presiding officers who manipulated the results..."

Outcome

Overview

Complainant asserts that a tweet stating that "IEC Presiding officers who manipulated the results must be criminally charged..." constitutes mis- or disinformation.

Background & Outcome

The tweet constitutes at least misinformation as it relies on an unsubstantiated claim in another tweet. If the author of the tweet genuinely believes this claim (featured in the screenshot), then there is no intention to mislead. If the author of the tweet in question knows that the screenshot contains a false claim, then the tweet complained of constitutes disinformation. While the author of the tweet expresses their willingness to "take up arms and fight", the tweet does not meet all the legal requirements for hate speech.

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