Bishop Desmond Tutu and Wife, Leah
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Sunday dismissed a fake news report that he had apparently died, his family spokesperson said.
Family Spokesperson, Roger Friedman in a statement said the “fake story” had been circulating on Sunday and claimed that he had died in the US.
“The Archbishop and Mrs Leah Tutu are in fact in good health and spirits at home in the Western Cape
“They had been inundated with calls after the rumours circulated on social media, and “made to look like it came from the New York Times”, Friedman said
It’s not the first time Tutu has been the subject of a fake news story about his rumoured death.
In September 2016, Tutu’s daughter Mpho dismissed another similar story, labelling the hoax “distressing”.
She said her 84-year-old dad wasn’t on his iPad at the time so she did not think it affected him adversely.
She felt these fake stories were “very disturbing and incredibly unkind to not only the family but to people around the world who really do love and care and support the Arch.
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