The Kiffness – real name David Scott –  has seemingly clapped back at insinuations he lied about losing a half a million business deal over his support of right-wing conservative Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead last week.

The Cape Town musician made headlines after he posted a screenshot of a letter of rejection, supposedly as a result of his social media posts.

THE KIFFNESS DENIES CLAIMS HE ‘LIED’ ABOUT R500K DEAL?

On Monday, 15 September, The Kiffness trended on the X app when he posted: “Just lost a R500k campaign because I defended Charlie Kirk”.

He added: “Worth it to be honest”.

The tweet was viewed almost two million times. It also had over 2000 comments, many of which questioned the authenticity of the muso’s allegation.

On X, Kaya FM presenter Sizwe Dlomo replied: “Who was dumb enough to pay you R500k to begin with?”

A few brand managers also questioned the validity of the claim.

@jkarguile: “As someone who manages campaigns for the biggest brands in the country, I can tell you with 100% certainty that no one is paying The Kiffness R500k for a campaign”.

@ImmortalSoso_: “From handling campaigns for some of the biggest names around, I can assure you there isn’t a single brand dropping R500k on The Kiffness. Lying unprovoked”.

Although he did not address much of the criticism, The Kiffness did find fault with a journalist who claims he was “caught in a lie”.

He sarcastically asked: “Sure you want to go down that road?”

WHAT HE SAID ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK

Over the past few days, The Kiffness has shared his views about Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down by a sniper during a public appearance in Utah last week.

Here’s what the South African tweeted about the controversial right-wing political activist…