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As South Africans brace for national elections in a few months, political disinformation has started to spread on social media. One post making the rounds claims that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing arrest and that martial law has been declared. This is false; the army rejected the claims as “fake”. Ramaphosa has not been arrested, nor is he facing criminal charges. ....

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