Thulani Msibi is the creator of the disinformation website NewsupdatesSA.

Msibi hails from Emalahleni , Mpumalanga, where he was previously appointed as junior in consultancy firm PricewaterHouseCoopers’ information technology department.

Msibi previosuly landed himself in hot water with a fabricated story published in 2016, in which he claimed ANC official were arrested with pre-filled ballots. The Independent Electoral Commission lodged a criminal compaint against Msibi, but the deterrent appears to have been ineffective.