CLAIM: Do you know that a U.S. serial killer doctor was once exported to Zimbabwe, came here and killed a bunch of people? When he
CLAIM: Zimbabwe has never had an O’Level pass rate above 33% SOURCE: Hopewell Chin’ono VERDICT: Inaccurate In a recent post, film maker, Hopewell Chin’ono, wrote,
CLAIM: 35% of adults aged 18 to 59 years are overweight and obese SOURCE: Post cabinet briefing VERDICT: Inaccurate, it is higher than that The
CLAIM: Please note that, Monday 15 September is NOT a holiday. SOURCE: Perm Sec Nick Mangwana VERDICT: True Holiday or no holiday? That is the
CLAIM: At the moment, we do not have any law banning tinted windows on vehicles SOURCE: Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi VERDICT: Misleading Zimbabweans woke up to
CLAIM: In Zimbabwe, teenage pregnancy has risen from 9% in 2016 to 23.6% in 2023, according to the United Nations. SOURCE: Hopewell Chin’ono on X
As Zimbabwe celebrated its Heroes and Defence Forces this week, there were a lot of pictures and videos from the Liberation war being shared on
CLAIM: The house belongs to the surviving spouse, according to local inheritance laws SOURCE: Social media VERDICT: False A heated debate ensued on social media
A picture has been circulating on social media platforms with captions suggesting that it’s indicative of Zimbabwe’s drug problem. A reader reached out to FactCheckZW
CLAIM: Zimbabwe’s medical aid coverage crashes from 10% to 4% SOURCE: Healthtimes VERDICT: False In June 2025 an online publication claimed that Zimbabwe’s medical aid
CLAIM:In line with the enacted Broadcasting Services Amendment Act, all motorists are now required to obtain a ZBC radio license before they can renew their
CLAIM: Being Head of State makes him (President) head of all three arms of the State SOURCE: Nick Mangwana VERDICT: False On 9 July 2025,
On 22 June 2025, the Newsday published a story of a woman who lived for 37 years with obstetric fistula. All because she did not
President Emmerson Mnangagwa last September swore-in five commissioners of the recently established Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC). Now operational, the commission has disclosed that it
CLAIM: CLOSE to 50,000 learners from both primary and secondary schools dropped out in 2024 SOURCE: newZimbabwe.com VERDICT: Inconclusive Online newspaper newZimbabwe.com made a claim
CLAIM : The cause for bed bugs is poor hygiene SOURCE: Social media post VERDICT: False Zimbabwe is grappling with a bed bug infestation which
On 23 May 2005, an amendment to the Broadcasting Services Act was gazetted. One particular provision – car radio licensing – became a popular topic
Today we get into our fourth and final fact sheet on breast milk. Producing breast milk is not child’s play (no pun intended). It consumes
CLAIM: Crypto explo deal generates US$4000 in profits for those who managed to invest just US$250 SOURCE: Zimbabwe Revolution (Facebook) VERDICT: False Context: The video
A post on X, wanted to know if people who receive blood transfusions have their dna changed by the donor’s blood, ‘Garazviya munhu akapiwa ropa