“King Mswati called for all men in the country to marry at least five wives and the government assured the men that it would pay for the marriage ceremonies and buy houses for them. King Mswati warned that any man or woman who opposes the decision will face a life sentence.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 May 2019.
Africa Check rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 May 2019. Africa Check (Nigeria) looked into it and published its finding on 24 June 2019, 41 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/forum9ja/photos/a.402605389801267/2380672635327856/?type=3&theat…
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