When Haiti’s interim Prime Minister and de facto president Claude Joseph reported the death of Jovenel Moise early Wednesday morning, the news not only set the world abuzz, it sent Haitian social media into overdrive. With Haiti shooting back into the international spotlight, messaging applications and social media feeds are overflowing with outright false or outdated information and conspiracy “who-dun-it” theories.
On Saturday morning, many heard a voice message posted to the Twitter account of Haiti First Lady Martine Moise, who was seriously injured in the attack and recovering from gunshot wounds in Florida. Listeners soon pointed out, after comparing to previous recordings, that the voice in the audio released on Twitter did not sound like Moïse.
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