Robert Mugabe Plans for Holocaust to Kill White People – Satire!
Summary of eRumor:
Reports have gone viral that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has plans for a Holocaust to kill all the white people in the country.
The Truth:
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has not announced plans for a Holocaust to kill white people in the country.
The Diversity Chronicle first published this fake news report in April 2014. The website’s disclaimer states, “the original content on this blog is largely satirical.”
Mugabe has previously made disparaging comments about white farmers in Zimbabwe, which likely inspired the satirical report. During a rally in July 2014, Mugabe said, “We say no to whites owning our land and they should go,” BBC News reports.
“Don’t be too kind to white farmers. Land is yours, not theirs. They should get into industries and leave the land to blacks,” Mugabe said.
The eRumor re-surfaced in September 2014 after Mugabe said British people who lived in Zimbabwe should go back to England during a rally.
Posted 10/01/14