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Strive Masiyiwa’s name falsely used in trading scam
CLAIM: Central Bank of Zimbabwe sues Strive Masiyiwa over statements...
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Bato reChama Cha Mapinduzi harisati rasvika makore 50, asi riri pedyo
Chirevo: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), imwe yemabato akatonga kwechinguva chirefu...
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Chama Cha Mapinduzi has not clocked 50, but almost there
CLAIM: One of the longest-reigning parties in Africa, CCM –...
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One airport short: the Hwange airport runway claim checked
CLAIM: Did you know? Hwange National Park Airport in Zimbabwe...
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Giving cooking oil to babies – science says NO
CLAIM: Siyanai nekupa vana cooking oil (do not feed cooking...
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Skewed samples, sensational stories: 72% paternity discrepancy claim misleading
CLAIM: According to the latest statistics, a staggering 72% of...
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Misreported figures: Chronicle incorrect on female chiefs in Matabeleland
CLAIM: She (Chief Zanele Khumalo) joins two other female chiefs...
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Viral execution claims about Botswana’s Lesedi Molapisi are false
CLAIM: Lesedi Molapisi, who was sentenced to death in Bangladesh...
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Don’t fall for it: no new teacher recruitment policy, PSC warns against WhatsApp message
CLAIM: There is a new policy of [teacher] deployment that...
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Aggravated assault vs. rape: different definitions but same penalty
March is known as #WomensMonth because the International Women’s Day...
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Tanzania’s Hassan did not assume office through popular vote
CLAIM: To date, 24 African women have served as heads...
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Weak vs. Worst: understanding the ZiG’s currency performance
CLAIM: It (the ZiG) is currently the worst-performing currency in...
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Limpopo River a shared resource: South Africa doesn’t buy Limpopo water from Zimbabwe
CLAIM: South Africa currently buys water from Zimbabwe that comes...
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Dew Water: no Ebola, no deaths, just a hoax that refuses to die
CLAIM: Dew bottled water, which killed 180 people in Nigeria,...
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Sickeningly sweet: sugar doesn’t directly cause diabetes, but…
CLAIM: Sugar does not cause diabetes SOURCE: Social media post ...
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What’s in a number: no evidence President Mnangagwa will be 90 in 2028
CLAIM: Mnangagwa will be 90 in 2028 SOURCE: Hopewell Chin’ono...
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No snub at the Heroes Acre. President and VP handshake edited out
CLAIM: Here is video footage of ED apparently snubbing not...
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Zimbabwe’s land reform: a complex history, yes but no genocide
CLAIM: Most white farmers were murdered in the evictions. A...
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Mugabe: a death penalty advocate, not an abolitionist
CLAIM: Mugabe was not a fan of death penalty. He...
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No physics defying car – Zimbabwean inventor’s radio waves car debunked again
CLAIM: The Saith FEV is a full self powering electric...
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