The company said that currently, it has more than 40,000 people working to secure online elections around the world.

The social media giant claimed that it has invested more than $20 billion so far in building teams and technology to secure online elections.

General elections will be held in South Africa on 29 May this year.

“As the elections approach, we will activate a South Africa-specific Election Operations Center to identify potential threats and mitigate them in real-time,” Meta said in a statement.

The company said it has the largest fact-checking network with partners in South Africa, fact-checking in English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Sotho and Tswana languages.

“We are working directly with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to help prepare for the elections,” the company said.

The company said it had made it easier for its fact-checking partners in South Africa to "find and rate election-related content".

"We'll use keyword identification to group related content in one place, making it easier for fact-checkers to find it."

Ahead of Election Day, Meta will launch its 'Voter Information Unit' and 'Election Day Reminder' features on both Facebook and Instagram platforms.