ZimFact is Zimbabwe’s first national, independent and non-partisan fact-checking platform, launched in 2018.
Fact-checking has grown in importance as the volume and velocity of propaganda and misinformation continues to gather pace worldwide. Zimbabwe is no exception, and ZimFact’s mission is to fact-check information in the public domain, to help the general public assess the accuracy of such information.
Our main focus is on pronouncements by public officials, media reports as well as any user generated content that draws widespread public attention and, therefore, has real or potential impact on communities.
Apart from fact-checking, ZimFact also promotes media literacy in schools, colleges and universities as well as equipping media practitioners with fact-checking skills and tools through training programs.
ZimFact is a project of the ZimFact Trust, a non-profit organisation registered in terms of Zimbabwean law.
