A news is circulating that the daughter of South African cricket team’s batsman David Miller has died of cancer. International and national media have reported this news.
Propaganda
It has been reported that the daughter of sports great David Miller has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Some of the pictures with Miller’s daughter are captioned as follows: Heartbreaking news. “David Miller’s daughter dies of cancer” And this description has also been given. “Sadly distressing ????
The daughter of South African cricketer David Miller has died. This is a shocking news not only for those who love cricket but for everyone who has a conscience who heard this news. It is really sad that a young child dies of cancer.
South Africa has been my favorite team ever since I started watching and playing cricket. Wessels, Donald, Pollock, Kallis, ABD, a decent player to put on that one talent list. One in each period
South Africa is a good team that has produced talent. Now millerude’s role in bringing the beauty of South African cricket to the top of the world is not small.He is now in India. Millerude shares in the grief .All kind regards and prayers . ..????”
But on investigation we found that the child is not Miller’s daughter and is spreading misleading propaganda.
This is the fact
The death of the daughter of South Africa’s legendary cricketer David Miller has come to our attention as reported by the international media. Further investigation revealed that the media reports were based on notes posted by David Miller himself:
Miller also shared a similar post on the official Facebook page. David Miller, who is currently in Ranchi, India for the bilateral ODI between India and South Africa, shared a heartwarming note on his Instagram handle yesterday along with a video of himself and a child:
“My scat misses you so much! You have the biggest heart I know. Always incredibly positive and with a smile on your face, you took your fight to another level. You have accepted every person and every challenge in your journey. You have taught me so much about the value of every moment in life! I am humbled and happy to be on a journey with you in my life. I love you so much.”
When David Miller shared these emotional posts, his fans and some media outlets started spreading rumors that his daughter had died. Several media outlets reported the death of David Miller’s daughter.
Many took to Twitter to blame the media and fans for spreading fake news, saying the heartwarming post and video were not about the death of David Miller’s daughter, but one of his baby fans who was diagnosed with cancer.
Online cricket analyst Mufaddal Vora posted on his Twitter account that Annie, who was a big fan of David Miller, has passed away. The boy was very close to Miller.
Another sports journalist tweeted that David Miller’s daughter is not dead. “The child is not the miller’s daughter. People are spreading the news that David Miller has lost his daughter. She was Miller’s admirer and Miller’s favorite. She battled cancer and returned. Tweet This is:
The photo of the little girl was posted on Miller’s own Instagram account five years ago in March 2017. He was congratulating a five-year-old girl named Annie who is battling cancer.
However, several media outlets later published reports indicating that the photos were not of Miller’s own daughter, but of a closely related baby.
Similarly, sports.breeze, which publishes notes about players, published a note on Instagram saying that Miller’s daughter died due to ignorance. A fan of Miller’s explanation Screenshot It was shared like this:
No official mention of the South African super fast batsman’s personal life has been found as he is married. Also many websites mention him as a single cricketer.
The same fact check has been done by our Sri Lankan and Tamil team.
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Conclusion
Propaganda in the post is misleading. Reports from social media and mainstream media that South African cricketer David Miller’s daughter has died of cancer are false and a child named Ann who has been battling cancer for a long time is a fan of Miller’s baby, sources close to him say.
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Title:Cricketer David Miller’s daughter dies of cancer- Know the truth behind the hype…
Fact Check By: Vasuki S
Result: Misleading
