Kiribati’s government not responsible for viral post, sorry


The post on X has been viewed 27 million times and was liked by almost half a million users. But despite claiming to be from ‘The Official Account for the Republic of Kiribati’, sadly the account is not legit. — AP

WELLINGTON: It was too good to be true. The government of Kiribati on Feb 21 said it was not responsible for a light-hearted social media smackdown that went viral, prompting laughs around the world.

Earlier this week, @KiribatiGov gained notoriety when it responded to a snarky post on X – previously Twitter – where a user gently teased the Pacific Island nation for having place names like Poland, Paris, London and Banana.

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