CLAIM: Peter Ndlovu, the first African to play in the modern EPL SOURCE: @ZBCNewsonline VERDICT: True The claim on Peter Ndlovu having been the first African
CLAIM: ‘The country has tried five times in the past to renew a local currency…’ SOURCE: ZimLive VERDICT: True Zimbabwe’s financial history has been a
CLAIM: Zimbabwe generated $1.1 billion from 1.6 million international tourists in 2023 SOURCE: Account on X (formerly Twitter) VERDICT: True On the 4th of April
CLAIM: ‘Zimbabwe worst governed country in SADC’ SOURCE: NewsDay VERDICT: False The NewsDay, a local daily publication, on April 8, 2024 carried a story under
The recent advert for General Nurse Training really set the cat among the pigeons. Many were quick to react to media reports, here and here,
CLAIM: ‘The FIRST cyber city in Africa is under construction in Zimbabwe … It’s not a dream, it’s a reality …It’s being implemented…A US$500 million
World Autism Awareness Day was first designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. The resolution, known as ‘62/139’, declared April 2nd as World
CLAIM: ‘Zimbabwe is third happiest country in Africa according to the 2024 Mental State of the World Report.’ SOURCE: NewZimbabwe.com VERDICT: Misleading On 15 March
CLAIM: ‘If you got married after September 2022 and your marriage certificate says Chapter 5:11, you must get the marriage certificate amended at the Marriages
CLAIM: Incumbent Malaba benefited from a term limit change. Courts set a precedence (sic). SOURCE: Account on X (formerly X) VERDICT: False There have been
CLAIM: At least 49% of ever-married adolescent girls and women aged 15-49 years have experienced some form of emotional, physical, or sexual violence committed by
CLAIM: There is shortage of men in Eswatini SOURCE: Social Media post VERDICT: False Take off to a foreign country. Get there and find at
CLAIM: Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, also Brenthurst Foundation chair, has advised Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu to engage the government of Zimbabwe and get
CLAIM: 26% of 15,1 million is 3,926,000 not 2,715,717 as you portray. Your figure is wrong by over 1,2 million. How can the Govt make
CLAIM: The United States has terminated sanctions on Zimbabwe which has (sic) been in place since 2003. Source: Sophie Mokoena on X (formerly Twitter) Verdict:
CLAIM: Paracetamol P/500 contains Machupo virus SOURCE: WhatsApp groups VERDICT: False An old claim has once again resurfaced. The message circulating on WhatsApp claims that
CLAIM: Besides being the most powerful military in Africa (Ground Force),did you know that ZNA has the most and highly trained officers in the Continent?
On the 6th of February 2024, a local publication, The Masvingo Mirror on X formerly Twitter, had a post to the effect that several villagers
CLAIM: Zimbabwe is a Christian Nation SOURCE: Vice President Constantine Chiwenga VERDICT: False The question of whether Zimbabwe is a Christian country or not, is
CLAIM: A young Nelson Chamisa (left) is consoled by the late Morgan Tsvangirai after sharing his ordeal at the hands of state security agents at
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