Claims, stories and information fact-checked for accuracy
In the aftermath of the March 26 by-election, there has been debate on social media on voting trends for ZANU PF and the opposition in Matabeleland provinces. Citizens Coalition for…
CLAIM: Zimbabwe’s planned Tsingshan steel plant will be the biggest in Africa SOURCE: Various media reports VERDICT: Misleading. While the project will be among the biggest in Africa, it will…
CLAIM: A Harare fertility clinic is offering US$80 for each sperm donation SOURCE: Social media posts VERDICT: FALSE. The messages are an internet hoax, according to the clinic An image…
Did Russian president Vladimir Putin train African freedom fighters in Tanzania in the 1970s, including former Mozambican president Samora Machel and current Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa? That’s the claim in…
On February 22, the website Zim Guardian ran what it claimed to be an interview with Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)’s co-Vice President, Welshman Ncube. In the article, the website…
