Digging into gold flow: NewsDay misrepresents but SwissAid has holes in its data
CLAIM: In 2022 about 24,000kg of gold produced by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) were declared against an estimated 78,000kg that went undeclared. SOURCE: NewsDay VERDICT: False The NewsDay, a privately-owned daily newspaper on 3 June 2024 carried a story on its website under the headline: ‘Zim a top 5 gold smuggler.’ In the story, […]
