Ballot boxes, bogus polls and fake giveaway among election falsehoods doing the rounds
TimesLive | 04.11.2026 17:11
Videos showing Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) officials transporting ballot boxes and transferring special-vote envelopes circulating on X, TikTok and Facebook, along with posts alleging that IEC officials are stealing or manipulating ballot papers and claims that the ANC is involved in vote rigging, are among the debunked claims circulating as South Africans headed to the polls on Wednesday.
