“Screengrab of a Tweet purpotedly by the Prime Minister of South Africa denying the existence of the Omicron variant”
Brandon Vera
Claim dated 9 Dec 2021.
PesaCheck rated thisHoax
In short
Brandon Vera made this claim around 9 December 2021. PesaCheck (Kenya) looked into it and published its finding on 16 December 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “Hoax”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=446723106822559&set=a.275664847261720
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/hemi.mahufa/posts/624331922102044
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/joseph.metiaki.3/posts/626569805166284
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