The leader of mass protests admits he had been lying for eight years when he said he was suffering from cancer

The 37-year-old Rodrigo Rojas Wade has admitted that there is actually no leukemia a factor that served him to start his political career after an investigative newspaper named La Tercera discovered the inconsistence in his confession.

When protests against inequality erupted in Kil in October 2019, Rojas Wade was constantly at their front, with slogans written on his chest and describing his difficulties in paying for chemotherapy, says Guardian, translation Periscopi.

On the blog he wrote “Kancer, reality without filter”, and then he gave media interviews about the treatment he was receiving.

But as his confession was making a fuss, the investigation began.

In the official statement of assets, Rojas Wade had said she owed about 30 thousand euros [27 million pesos] in Scotlandbank, praising that the loan was taken to cover the treatment with chemotherapy.

But on Saturday, Rojas Wade apologised in an Instagram post, he said there was no leukemia, and that at the age of 29, he was diagnosed with a disease that carried “stigme larger” what tocu were doing and the family said he had a rare form of cancer.

I made a mistake, a terrible mistake. I wasn't honest with you, my family and everyone. I lied to you about my diagnosis I don't have cancer,” he said. /Periscope