Analysis of mentions of Bill Gates on SA Twitter accounts for past 14 days. Jean Le Roux/DFRLabA graph showing mentions of Bill Gates on Twitter accounts in South Africa for the past 14 days shows three distinct spikes in activity. The second peak - 31 MarchOn 31 March, Bill Gates trended on Twitter in South Africa, sparked by fake posts on Facebook originating in France, warning Africans against the "Bill Gates vaccine". A second tweet about Gates on the same day gained around 1 000 retweets and likes:Fuck Bill Gates and his fucken white saviour and Jesus Complex!!!!! I spoke to @BillGates and he commended the swift and decisive action South Africa has taken on #COVID19.

Source: News 24 April 07, 2020 11:26 UTC