The page is sponsored to have its posts reach a wider audience and bears the old and new logos of the EC.ĭespite claiming to be an EC page, the Facebook ID is and described as a Personal Blog. Notable among the fake pages is one bearing the name “Recruitment – EC” which has over 10,000 followers on Facebook. The EC’s official pages are verified across social media pages, including Facebook and Twitter, and the public has been entreated to note official channels of communication. The Electoral Commission (EC) has advised the public to ignore all social media pages bearing its name and logo which has not been verified.Īhead of the December 7 polls, several social media pages have popped up, some announcing recruitments for the EC for the general elections.
