Claims, stories and information fact-checked for accuracy
CLAIM: In Africa, Zimbabwe is only second to Morocco in terms of COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Source: The Chronicle VERDICT: INCORRECT. Zimbabwe is among the leading African countries in terms of…
On Tuesday, Sept 14, The Herald published a story entitled: “Nkosana Moyo lays into Chamisa”. In the article, the paper reported that Nkosana Moyo, president of the Alliance for the…
CLAIM: Makokoba is the most populous suburb in Bulawayo VERDICT: FALSE, although Makokoba is the oldest township in Bulawayo, it is not the most populous. There are five Bulawayo suburbs…
Claim: A commuter train run by ZUPCO broke down in Harare on its first day of service. Verdict: False. This widely circulated picture purporting to show the broken down train…
An article purporting to be from NewsDay and headlined: “MDC Alliance is no longer part of my future: Welshman Ncube” has been circulating on WhatsApp. It is fake. The newspaper…
