Satire: "The ANC has been sold for R150-million!"

Outcome

Overview

Article positioned as hard news article claims, amongst other things, that "the ANC has been sold for R150-million" – complainant asserts that constitutes mis- or disinformation as it can't be verified.

Background & Outcome

It would appear that the content is intended as, and will largely be read as, satire. The trouble is the manner of dissemination and the context of the election means that it should only be disseminated with disclaimers.

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