GECOM warns of fake social media page being circulated

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has warned of a fake Facebook page being circulated, purporting inaccurate information to the public.
The page, created under the name “Guyana Elections Commissions”, brandished the logo of the Secretariat while sending out statements on behalf of the agency.
As such, the Commission advised individuals to ignore these contents. Further, the Commission stated that all updated information will be sent through their official social media account. The fake platform is easily identifiable from the authentic one since it has just a few followers. The genuine one has close to 25,000 followers.
“The page has been releasing inaccurate information with the intent to cause mischief and confusion. Please be alert and ignore all such content. All official updates would be posted on GECOM’s official page,” the Secretariat noted.
Throughout the electoral season, media outlets and other agencies were also battling the plague of phoney websites and social media pages under their name.
In one instance, a screenshot of a “news item”, purported to be posted by INews Guyana, is making its rounds on the social media platform, Facebook, where many unsuspecting users believe it to be genuine content.
In another instance, a Facebook page branded “Guyana Times” was recently created, and purported to carry a poll which showed that the PPP/C was garnering fewer votes than the APNU/AFC coalition.