“There is a group going to homes and pretending to be officials from home affairs. They have documents with the letterhead Department of Home Affairs and claim to be confirming that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming census. They are robbing homes.”
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Claim dated 21 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 February 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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