Matthew Lani, known for his fake TikTok doctor persona, may face legal action from the Gauteng Department of Health after making false claims in a MetroFM interview.
Matthew Lani, known as the fake TikTok doctor on social media, avoided fraud charges in a Johannesburg court, on Tuesday.
Security officers spotted Lani, dressed in a hoodie and surgical mask, with a stethoscope around his neck.
The Gauteng Health Department surfaced with a statement clarifying a string of texts Matthew Lani posted on TikTok as proof of the ‘confusion’ around his credentials.
Several institutions, which Lani alleged to have graduated from, have also come forward to disavow his claims, further solidifying the Gauteng Education Department’s findings.
To commemorate World Mental Health Day, we delved into five mental health disorders that might explain Matthew Lani and his alarming proclivity for falsehoods.
