June 2024

FALSE: ACC is not investigating Fashion Sakala’s source of wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has termed the information fake news This Facebook post by The...
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False: This image does not show how former president ECL was received in Ndola
The image was taken in Malawi during a funeral procession for the late Malawian vice...
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ALTERED: This front cover of The Star’s 5 June 2024 edition is doctored
The legitimate cover had a different headline. An image circulating on X (formerly Twitter), allegedly...
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PARTLY FALSE: This statue wasn’t built from the ruins of a Syrian artist’s house
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The image is a digital photomontage created by Syrian artist Tammam Azzam in 2012. A...
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ALTERED: This image of the Former Zambian President’s vehicle with a snake flag has been doctored
The original image does not contain the snake imagery.  This image shared on Facebook by...
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FALSE: The UN General Assembly has not granted Palestine full United Nations membership
UNGA only upgraded Palestine’s rights at the world body as an Observer State. The claim...
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HOAX: This WFP poverty alleviation cash initiative is a scam
The UN humanitarian organisation dismissed the link as fake. A link on WhatsApp claiming that...
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