“Chris Rock’s statement of apology after his joke about Will Smith’s wife at the Oscars 2022”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Mar 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
There is no evidence to show that Chris Rock had made such a statement of apology after Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars. Chris Rock did make some brief comments about the incident in a comedy show held recently, but it was not an apology to Will Smith
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 31 March 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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