Fake, old or not from SA: Don't believe '99%' of the viral Xenophobic messages, police warn
4 September 2019
Most of the text messages, videos and pictures circulated to intimidate foreign nationals are fake or old, according to national South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo.
"Ninety-nine percent of them are either old or they are fake, or they are not from this country," he told News24.
He mentioned a video on social media of a man who was burnt alive, saying "that happened in January this year".
"Far too many people are posting fake and old messages, pictures and videos and some of them are gruesome. This has the potential to incite further violence," he said.