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Have three Air Zimbabwe planes vanished?
CLAIM: Auditor General says three Air Zimbabwe planes have gone missing VERDICT: False By ZimFact Staff Basis of claim: Last week, Zimbabwe Auditor General Mildred Chiri released audit reports of…
FACT CHECK: Are power cuts now ‘a thing of the past’ in Zambia?
CLAIM: Power cuts are now a thing of the past in Zambia VERDICT: Not true EXPLAINER: The claim lacks context By ZimFact Staff Basis of claim On June 29, 2019,…
Are 70% of Zimbabwean men raising children not their own? No, it’s not true.
CLAIM: About 70 percent of Zimbabwean men are taking care or providing for children who were misidentified as theirs either deliberately or due to human error. CONCLUSION: False Explainer: The…
FACT CHECK: Has RBZ banned forex cash withdrawals from FCAs?
CLAIM: On June 25, the website The Tabloid Zim reported that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had ordered an end to withdrawals from Foreign Currency Accounts (FCAs). According to…