South Africa is searching for a sign language interpreter who failed to translate what world leaders said at the memorial of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela on Tuesday. Outraged by the incident, the deaf community has confirmed the man was a fake.
The unidentified man, who had a security pass, stood next to world leaders as they addressed the crowd in the 95,000-seat Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg. Millions saw the fake interpreter gesticulate pure gibberish during the broadcast of the event, which was televised across the globe.
The global deaf community has grown outraged at the incident, which saw the man seemingly inventing hand gestures as he went along.