Media Rights & Freedoms

Bloggers of Zambia journey through the fact-checking revolution
Bloggers of Zambia’s five-month fact-checking and verification program with Code for Africa wasn’t just an...
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Fact-check: This post offering a cure for HIV is misleading
There’s currently no cure for HIV. This post on Facebook claiming to offer a cure...
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FALSE: The Simpsons did not predict monkeypox outbreak
The clip has been edited to create a conspiracy theory. A video circulating on X...
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FALSE: This video doesn’t show protesters in Nigeria carrying bags of rice donated by government
The video was recorded during a distribution exercise by the Aliko Dangote Foundation in Nigeria....
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FALSE: This image of toilets is not part of UPND’s development projects
The image dates back to at least October 2020, before UPND took over the government....
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ALTERED: This video advertising a new application endorsed by artist Yo Maps is doctored
Zambian music star Elton Mulenga popularly known as Yo Maps has distanced himself and his...
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Fact-check: Police Commissioner Yuyi Mwala has not resigned
Mwala has been transferred to a new position as the Luapula Province Commanding Officer. This...
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FALSE: The Expulsion of the 9 Patriotic Front MPs from Parliament was not on the Basis of their Tribe
The June 2024 expulsion was based on constitutional provisions and procedural issues following expulsion from...
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FAKE: This digital card purportedly quoting Amnesty International isn’t from Nation Africa
Both the publication and the human rights organisation have disowned the card. A digital card...
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