On his Facebook page, the man paradoxically also claims that Covid-19 "is a total lie", that 5G cell masts "will kill thousands of South Africans and people around the world with radiation", and that people will be microchipped and the state will monitor their every move.
"The suspect has been charged in terms of Regulation 11(5)(c) of the Disaster Management Act, in relation to ‘publishing any statement through any medium including social media with the intention to deceive any other person about measures by the government to address Covid-19’," Potelwa said.
Personally I’m really glad such a person has been arrested and hope his case goes to court. People do not seem to realise the consequences caused by spreading such fake news. Apart from the pandemic issue we have seen 5G towers burnt down in the UK. And in neither case is it based on any scientific or corroborated facts. Social media should not be taken advantage of to spread unsubstantiated allegations with a view to misinforming others. If you don’t know any better, then it is safer not to post at all.
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A Cape Town man who posted a video relating to Covid-19, claiming testing kits are possibly contaminated, has been arrested.