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Pirates in Somalia hijacked a tanker carrying two million barrels of hand sanitizer.

Harshita

India

Mar 12, 2020 12:47:00 PM

Pirates in Somalia hijacked a tanker carrying two million barrels of hand sanitizer.

The about page of the Le Gorafi confirms that it is a satirical website which publishes humorous news.

The about page of the Le Gorafi confirms that it is a satirical website which publishes humorous news.The NewsThump website published an article about pirates attacking a tanker which was carrying two million barrels of hand sanitiser on 9 March 2020. It has mentioned that the article was first published in a French news website Le Gorafi.

Le Gorafi in its about page claims that all articles reported in its site were false, and written with a humorous purpose. The use of names of personalities or companies was purely satirical.

Therefore, the article about pirates attacking a tanker en route to the UK and seizing the hand sanitizer is false.

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