Tanzanian authorities now say they are pursuing hackers who compromised the official X account of the Tanzania Police Force on Tuesday morning.
The account, which has more than 460,000 followers and had last posted on Saturday, May 17, was taken over by unknown individuals who hosted a live broadcast and posted unverified messages.
Among the false claims was a report alleging the death of President Samia Suluhu.
Authorities quickly refuted the claims, asking the public to disregard the information and labeling the messages as fake and unauthorised. ''That information is not true and it should be understood that the police have no authority to prepare or spread such information," it read in part.
