The claim was Gatwech has a darkest skin widely circulated by hundreds of Facebook users, including by award-winning comedian Loni Love and international media.
In Nigeria, website Legit owned by Genesis Media global, included 'allegedly' to the claim and said the record had not been confirmed, but still congratulated her for the fete. Guinness World Records spokeswoman Jessica Spillane told Standard Fact Check the reports are false. "Guinness World Records does not monitor records for skin tone," she said.
The Guinness Book of Records is a reference book synonymous with world records both of human achievement and extremes in the natural world.
Nyakim Gatwech, aged 27, in a conversation, seen by Standard Fact Check, with one of the Twitter users who shared the claim, denied receiving such a title. "Hi. Hope all is well. I’m reaching to you and see where exactly did you get the information about the Guinness world record. They didn’t connect (sic) me nor my team," she said.
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