FACT CHECK – Makandiwa, Bill Gates, vaccines and microchips
Viral social media posts claim that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, through his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, plans to test new coronavirus vaccines on Africans. And in a sermon on…
Fact Reports
Claims, stories and information fact-checked for accuracy
No, the President hasn’t suspended rentals during lockdown
CLAIM: President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decreed that rentals be suspended due to COVID-19 RATING: FALSE. A message circulating claiming rentals have been suspended is fabricated. A social media post claiming…
No, Barack Obama has not told Africans to reject coronavirus vaccines
CLAIM: Barack Obama has urged Africans not to accept vaccines from America and Europe RATING: FALSE. Obama has not made any such comment A post that has gone viral on…
No, 2020 O Level exams have not been postponed, as claimed by WhatsApp message
CLAIM: Form Four students to repeat in 2021 due to COVID-19. Source: WhatsApp message showing doctored ZBC screen grab. RATING: FALSE. The government has not deferred the 2020 examination programme.…
Govt has not set a date for schools’ re-opening, contrary to claim on WhatsApp
CLAIM: President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that schools and colleges will re-open in September. Source: WhatsApp message. RATING: FALSE. The government has not made any announcement on when schools and…
