Analyst cautions against clout-driven misinformation on social media
Analyst cautions against the use of social media to spread misinformation or to trend and get likes
Black News 
Social media analyst, Malfia Hon’wani, has cautioned people against the use of social media to spread misinformation in order to trend or get likes.
This follows a social media uproar following the killing of 19-year-old Nhlamulo Sambo in Mossel Bay in the Western Cape.
His death came in the midst of unrest, which left more than 400 undocumented immigrants displaced at Kwanonqaba township.
Western Cape police have indicated that Sambo’s murder is not connected to the ongoing violence against undocumented immigrants.
Hon’wani says most people use social media for monetisation. “The death of the teenager we are talking about comes in a time where people are up in arms against illegal foreigners, then someone starts with misinformation to go with the trends. The use of social media can be done by anyone but there are people who have been trained to do so. When it’s done by any other person it can be dangerous and people tend to take advantage of social media monetisation.”
