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Itumeleng English/AP Thamsanqa Jantjie, a father of four, is accused of being a fake sign language interpreter after, experts say, his gestures during the Nelson Mandela memorial service were meaningless.  The “fake” sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service who blamed a poor performance on visions of angels said he trained for two years at a U.K. university. But ...

AP Actress and noted advocate for the hearing impaired Marlee Matlin slammed the fraudulent sign language interpretation done by Thamsanqa Jantjie during the Nelson Mandela memorial service earlier this week. Add Oscar Marlee Matlin to the list of deaf people “appalled” at the fraud committed by the sign language interpreter who worked at the Nelson Mandela memorial Tuesday. “I’ve been to ...

Matt Dunham/AP South Africa’s deaf federation said this interpreter (seen here with President Obama after his speech at the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela) was a fake. He has reportedly been identified as Thami Jantjie. A fake sign language interpreter who flapped his hands throughout Nelson Mandela’s memorial service will be hearing from authorities soon. The ...