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If I Live to be 71 Years Old I Don’t Care If I Piss My Pants — South Sudan President Kiir Wets Himself
A fake news story reported the cameraman completed suicide which is false
Monday, 19 December 2022
By: TB Obwoge
While standing for the South Sudan national anthem, President Salva Kiir Mayardit can be seen in a viral video, wetting his pants. He looks down to see this and the cameraman pans away. Social media was ablaze with comments and posts about the incident. Facebook and Twitter posts some were even falsely claiming the cameraman hung himself.
A website disproved that the cameraman hung himself, however, it does mention that several journalists are missing. That perhaps the government of South Sudan did ‘pick up’ the cameraman after filming and posting this video.
The president of South Sudan wet himself on live television while at a public event in the north African country on Tuesday, according to videos shared in local media. Salva Kiir Mayardit, 71, was in full view of the cameras at the time of the…
