Did Harare city council find a 'fake condom' plant in Mbare as claimed on social media? No, the pic is from Vietnam - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
January 11, 2022
Claim: Fake condom manufacturing plant in Mbare
Source: Social media posts
Verdict: False
Posts circulating on WhatsApp claim to show a fake condom manufacturing plant that was discovered in Mbare during the recent demolition of illegal vending stalls.
The picture is however not from Mbare. Google reverse image search shows that the picture was in fact published in a Vietnamese online publication in 2020. The picture was run alongside a story of a Vietnamese contractor who was recycling used condoms and was caught by authorities there.
The picture purporting to be from Mbare does not show any machinery being used in manufacturing the condoms.
ZimFact contacted the Harare City Council, which said that their staff involved in the Mbare demolitions did not come across any installation of that nature.
Conclusion
A viral post purporting to show a ‘fake condom manufacturing plant’ found in Mbare is misleading. The picture in the post is actually from Vietnam and has nothing to do with Mbare.
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