Did This Cop Really Hit A Reporter With Catapult? Truth Behind Viral Pic
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The image, shared by several Twitter users, shows the cop with a catapult at what appears to be a press conference
An image circulating on social media claims to show a newly-appointed police spokesperson in Uganda hitting a news reporter with a catapult for asking "irrelevant questions". The image, shared by several Twitter users, shows the cop with a catapult at what appears to be a press conference. Several microphones were seen placed in front of him as he prepared to release the spring of the catapult. “Newly appointed Uganda police spokesman hits News reporter with a caterpult for asking irrelevant question.”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀 pic.twitter.com/KhiHJFq5OD Newly appointed Uganda police spokesman hits News reporter with a caterpult for asking irrelevant question. pic.twitter.com/1IByYsvnjs Fake news
"Newly appointed Uganda police spokesman hits news reporter with a caterpult for asking irrelevant question [sic]," one Twitter user wrote while sharing the pic on the microblogging platform, where it has racked up over 25,000 'likes' and nearly 10,000 'retweets'.
Other Twitter users also shared the picture with similar claims over the weekend.
