Claim: No bomb threat, no arrest at South African stadium during African Football League final
Fact-check: No bomb threat, no arrest at South African stadium during African Football League final
Verdict: video and photos circulated widely on south african social media with the claim they showed a would-be bomber being escorted out of a sports stadium by police. but the truth was much more benign – the man was setting up legal fireworks to go off at the end of the soccer final.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Kirsten Cosser
Date published: 2023-11-16T00:00:00