Harmful disinformation sowed anger, violence, and anarchy during July unrest – media expert
The disinformation shared during the July unrest, sowed anger and contributed to the widespread violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the SA Human Rights Commission heard on Friday. "We do know that concerning and at times harmful content was being spread, which appears to have contributed to the anger and facilitated the incitement to violence and disorder," Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) director, William Bird, told the commission.