South African influencer Keffi Mabote has shot to the top of social media trends after being accused of fabricating a lobola ceremony for content purposes. Earlier today, the star made headlines after various reports claimed that photos from her viral lobola celebration were fake.
A source reportedly revealed that the influencer's actions are all for content and that she is not married or has no plans to get married.
Since then, hundreds of tweets have gone viral, with social media users discussing the influencer's lifestyle and how fake it is.
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There are no cows in Keffi?
Last year, real estate agent Kefilwe Mabote went viral after sharing photos of her lavish lobola wedding.
Kefi, who was pictured wearing a custom-made cowhide dress by Gerd Johann Coetzee, captioned various photos from the special event: “Kefilwe mabote ke makoti aliriri.”
She also wore a huge diamond engagement ring, which wowed her followers.
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And now she's accused of fabricating everything for the sake of content.
According to officials, jimoya The star was never engaged and was lying about everything.
“The marriage never existed, everything was staged for content. The poor guy almost lost one of his wives after she posted these photos, and the wife “I thought they had secretly married without my knowledge,” the source said.
Mzansi instantly shares thoughts
In the comments section, many people weighed in on the allegations while also sharing their thoughts on how harmful influencer culture is.
“Stop getting pressured by social media influencers and celebrities and focus on improving your own life instead of impressing the internet,” said one, while another said: I wrote it like this.
“People do a lot of things for content, likes, trends. It's sad, but that's the world we live in. That said, there's a lot of pressure from social media, especially when it comes to these issues. Don’t get hung up on it because people are living a fake life on the gram.”
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