Claim: No, photo of Somali man with gun not taken in South Africa
Fact-check: No, photo of Somali man with gun not taken in South Africa
Verdict: a widely shared image of a man with a machine gun has been used to stoke xenophobic tensions in south africa multiple times, including by a prominent politician. but it appears it was taken in a contested area of somalia in 2023, and not in south africa.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Keegan Leech
Date published: 2024-10-18T00:00:00