Multiple Facebook posts have shared a screenshot which they claim shows a genuine report from Australian news organisation 7News that Daniel Andrews -- premier of the state of Victoria -- called unvaccinated people a racial slur. But the screenshot is fabricated, 7News told AFP. Keyword searches found it does not correspond to any report published on the 7News website.
The screenshot was shared on Facebook on November 27.
A screenshot of the Facebook post taken on November 30, 2021
The screenshot purports to show a news report headlined: "Daniel Andrews calls unvaccinated 'a bunch of n**gers' and says they should drink from separate water fountains".
Andrews is the premier of the Australian state of Victoria. He has previously decried "violent and extremist threats" from anti-vaccine individuals over his handling of the pandemic, according to news organisation 9News.
The purported report bears the 7News logo and the publication details: "23/11/2021 / Updated: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 2:46 PM AEDT".
It further reads: "Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says individuals who haven't received the latest Covid-19 Pfizer products are 'a bunch of n**gers'. He then made a gesture, turning his head away from the cameras in disgust and spitting on the ground.
"His previous announcements that he wants to 'hunt them all down' have been widely criticised among civil rights groups. Todays comments suggesting a new segregation policy in which unvaccinated will need to drink from...
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