Did Sky News fall for Twitter hoax?
CLAIM: Sky News’ Africa correspondent, John Sparks took to Twitter on Monday to announce that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, had told the news channel that the president had…
Month: July 2018
Social media in overdrive with unofficial ‘results’
ZIMBABWE’S Electoral Act outlaws the announcement of election results polling returns “as the true or official results” by any person before an electoral officer does so. This has not stopped…
Zimbabwe social media awash with false election results
CLAIM: Social media is flooding the market with what are purportedly results of the 2018 elections from thousands of polling stations around Zimbabwe. How many of these are the correct…
What does the law say about candidate conduct on eve of elections?
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission chairperson Priscilla Chigumba announced that her organ had reported two presidential candidates to the police for violating rules not to canvass for votes within 24 hours of…
False social media claim says rural voting postponed to July 31
Claim: Social media reports saying voting in rural areas has been postponed to July 31 emerged late on Sunday, July 29, the eve of polling day. Conclusion: False. Voting will…
