Social media fuelling dirty politics ahead of General Election

Politics is said to be a dirty game and propaganda is the muddy pitch where truths, half-truth and blatant lies can be presented as fact, through pithy well spun prose, smart editing of audiovisual content and dodgy undercover dossiers aimed at crippling the campaign of an opposing camp.

Decades past, save for the diehard tradition of dishing out money and holding rallies, the only other way to polarise the public was through the distribution of printed matter, often in the dark of night in neighbourhoods or townships riding off word of mouth to great effect under the cloak of anonymity.

Read More