Claims, stories and information fact-checked for accuracy
CLAIM: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$2 billion loan for Zimbabwean businesses VERDICT: False. The IMF has not announced any such loan to Zimbabwe. A post making that…
CLAIM: US$20 notes from before 2017 and US$100 from before 2003 are no longer legal tender in the USA VERDICT: False. The US Federal Reserve says US dollar notes do…
CLAIM: The proposed new marriages law bans the traditional practice of paying lobola. Source: Various social media claims VERDICT: FALSE. The proposed new law only seeks to remove lobola as…
CLAIM: Zimbabweans now require a letter to prove that they are employed before they can buy fuel VERDICT: False: The energy regulator says no such regulation has been announced or…
A busy taxi rank in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Picture credit – Addis Fortune CLAIM: Zimbabwe’s fuel consumption is the same as Ethiopia’s, despite the east African country’s significantly higher population.…
