Fact Check: Is Internet being throttled during Zimbabwe’s general elections?
Claim: In a statement published on 22 August 2023, MISA Zimbabwe put out a statement announcing that the quality of Internet in Zimbabwe had been downgraded on the eve of…
Author: Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
Fact Check: Can polling times be extended?
Claim: There have been widespread reports that polling stations in parts of Harare and Bulawayo failed to open at 0700hrs. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) reported that 77% and 25%…
Fact check: ZEC did not disqualify ZANU PF Mwenezi West National Assembly candidate
Claim: A statement purportedly from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) claimed that ZANU PF Mwenezi West National Assembly candidate Priscilla Moyo, wife of CIO Director-General Isaac Moyo, had been disqualified…
Fact Check: Did Nelson Chamisa call on the electorate not to vote?
Claim: Fliers with a message purportedly from Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa calling on people not to vote because the August 23 election ‘was stolen’ were thrown…
Fact Check: False recording of Mnangagwa conceding defeat to Chamisa
Claim: A video of President Emmerson Mnangagwa conceding defeat to Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa was reissued on Zimbabwe social media platforms and WhatsApp groups overnight, ahead of voting…
