Claims, stories and information fact-checked for accuracy
CLAIM: Zimbabwe has confirmed its first case of COVID-19. Source: eNCA, a South African 24-hour television news channel (March 16, 2020) RATING: FALSE On Monday, 16 March 2020, South African…
CLAIM: A viral social media message claims that the University of Zimbabwe has two confirmed cases of COVID-19 and will close this week until April 14, 2020. RATING: False. The…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic on March 11. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are…
CLAIM: A traveler from the Chinese province most hit by the coronavirus was allowed into Zimbabwe VERDICT: False. A traveler arrived from Hunan province, and not Wuhan, the epicentre of…
CLAIM: 118 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Zimbabwe. VERDICT: False. No cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country A message that has gone viral on Zimbabwean…
