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  • 2019-02-28 (xsd:date)
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  • No, this image doesn’t show ‘prophet’ Bushiri reading the bible upside down (en)
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  • An image shared thousands of times on social media purports to show controversial Malawian ‘prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri reading the bible upside down. But the image has been doctored — in the original, he’s reading a bible the right way up. An article based on the picture, titled: Prophet Shepherd Bushiri Reading The Bible Facing UpSide Down has been shared more than 1,300 times on Facebook since February 19. A screenshot taken on February 28, 2019 of a search of the misleading headline on Facebook But as one commenter pointed out on Facebook, if the bible was indeed being read upside-down, the front cover would appear in Bushiri’s right hand. In the doctored photo, it’s in his left hand. Close-up, the blurred oval shape appearing around the text on the bible indicates the photo may have been doctored, as does the alignment of the text -- you would expect it to be centered on a book cover, and it's a touch more to the right than it should be. Screenshot taken on February 28, 2019 showing the image uploaded on the website Zimbabwehuchi Maynard Manyowa, external media relations manager of Bushiri’s church, shared the original image in response to the fake. Original image. ??. Not surprised though, people are either lazy to interogate things or simply too dazzled by the need for likes and Retweets pic.twitter.com/lvCXS4KEfe — Maynard Manyowa (@iAmKudaMaynard) February 21, 2019 Bushiri, a controversial pastor and self-proclaimed prophet, often makes local headlines, most recently when he and his wife were arrested on money-laundering and fraud charges. He isn’t the only one: a surge in controversial pastors led South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to call on people to work together to rid the country of questionable religious leaders. Those who are doing things that are completely shocking, of trying to hoodwink the whole nation and saying that someone has been raised from the dead, it is actually bringing the name of the Lord, of God and of churches into disrepute, Ramaphosa said this week. Ramaphosa’s plea came after a pastor in South Africa claimed to have performed a resurrection -- see this AFP report for more. (en)
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