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…
Author: Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
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…
Election Court Cases
The following are some of the court cases around elections: Noah Mangondo, a parliamentary candidate for Murehwa South, and others filed an urgent court application on 24 July citing intimidation…
Did The Herald carry billboard or report on Chiwenga sabotaging Mnangagwa?
Claim: Social Media circulated a billboard purportedly published by Zimbabwe’s Herald newspaper on Saturday, July 28 2018, saying Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga had sabotaged President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of polls. Conclusion:…
