FACT CHECK | Load shedding, #donstealmyvote, skipping queues. Some election claims to be aware of
Subscribers can listen to this articleElections: No, load shedding will not immediately continue once elections are over
The post has gained more than 40 000 views on the platform. This piece of disinformation is accompanied by a video which makes more false claims that SA is registered as a"corporation" by the US Securities and Exchange Commission . On X, the IEC responded to the video:"Thanks for alerting us. These are discarded election materials, but no evidence of ballots."
"Videos were made of that incident. The incidents ought not to have happened. However, we can assure you that no cast ballots were placed at risk in that instance.” News24 reported on Tuesday that Eskom has confirmed that load shedding will remain suspended until further notice.On Wednesday, advocate Dali Mpofu claimed in an X post that load shedding will return after the elections.
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