Did Sky News fall for Twitter hoax?
CLAIM: Sky News’ Africa correspondent, John Sparks took to Twitter on Monday to announce that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, had told the news channel that the president had…
Fact Reports
Claims, stories and information fact-checked for accuracy
Zimbabwe social media awash with false election results
CLAIM: Social media is flooding the market with what are purportedly results of the 2018 elections from thousands of polling stations around Zimbabwe. How many of these are the correct…
False social media claim says rural voting postponed to July 31
Claim: Social media reports saying voting in rural areas has been postponed to July 31 emerged late on Sunday, July 29, the eve of polling day. Conclusion: False. Voting will…
Has ED delivered 60,000 jobs?
JOB creation is a key issue in Zimbabwe’s 2018 election. Official media has sought to create the impression that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is making gains in creating employment. We test…
ZANU-PF’s 4.5 million jobs claim false
CLAIM: “In the 2013 People’s Election Manifesto, ZANU PF promised to create 2,2 million jobs. Over the past five years, 4,5 million have been gainfully employed in new jobs in…
