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AI-generated video falsely depicts Mizinga Melu promoting fake investment scheme
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A viral video falsely depicts Absa Bank Zambia Managing Director Mizinga Melu promoting a high-return investment scheme. iVerify Zambia’s analysis found strong indicators that the video was AI-generated, while Melu...
No, Masebo did not describe ECZ as Zambia’s “most corrupt...
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Former Minister and former Chongwe Member of Parliament, Hon. Sylvia Masebo did not describe the Electoral Commission of Zambia as “the most corrupt institution in Zambia”, as claimed in some...
International Day of Democracy: Protecting the information foundations of democracy,...
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Press Statement Lusaka, 15th September 2026: On International Day of Democracy, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) reaffirms that democracy is strengthened when citizens can access information, participate meaningfully in public...
No, Jonas Shakafuswa didn’t say Bemba people are the problem...
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A viral Facebook post falsely attributes remarks to former MMD Deputy Minister of Finance Jonas Shakafuswa claiming that “the Bemba people are the problem in the country.” Shakafuswa has denied...
Kigali Airport altercation video involving Gabonese MP falsely linked to...
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A video shared on Facebook falsely claims to show the brother of UPND Media Director Mark Simuuwe beating Zambian airport officials. iVerify Zambia found that the footage actually shows Gabonese...
Unproven: No evidence that 1,180 opposition supporters are in Police...
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A viral social media claim alleges that 1,180 Tonse Alliance and opposition supporters are being held in police custody in Lusaka on politically motivated charges. iVerify Zambia found no verifiable...
The United Nations congratulated President Hichilema on his new term,...
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A claim that the United Nations had not congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema following Zambia’s 13 August 2026 General Election is false. On 10 September 2026, the Zambia Mission to the...
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Old crash, new misinformation: 2010 ZAF crash misrepresented as a...
A viral social media post claims that a Zambia Air Force aircraft recently crashed and that authorities concealed the incident...
Viral video purporting to show soldiers harassing Zambia Police officers...
Claim On 14th May 2026, a Facebook page called Zambian Affairz published a story with a headline, “Zambian Police Officers...
Scam Alert: Fake ECZ Recruitment Website Circulates Online
Claim: A link to a website called “ECZ Career Staff e-Portal” has been circulating on social media platforms such as...
No sniper arrested at Mundubile’s campaign rally in Chisamba
A viral Facebook post falsely claimed that a sniper was arrested during Brian Mundubile’s campaign rally in Chisamba after allegedly...
False: President Hakainde Hichilema Did Not Refuse to Release Inkosi...
Claim On 2 June 2026, a Facebook page called Lily Mutamz TV published a post alleging that President Hakainde Hichilema...
No, President Hichilema didnt order Police to stop Mundubile campaign...
There is no evidence that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the Zambia Police Service to stop Brian Mundubile’s campaign rallies. Both...
AI-generated video falsely depicts Mizinga Melu promoting fake investment scheme
A viral video falsely depicts Absa Bank Zambia Managing Director Mizinga Melu promoting a high-return investment scheme. iVerify Zambia’s analysis...
FALSE: President Hakainde Hichilema is not offering K1000 Campaign Cash Grant
Claim On 23rd February 2026, iVerify Zambia received a forwarded WhatsApp message and a website link with a claim that President Hakainde Hichilema was giving out a K1000 campaign cash grant...
U.S. Government not sending 1,000 election observers nor conducting a...
Claims that the U.S. Government is sending 1,000 election observers to Zambia and conducting a Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) during...
Tasila Lungu’s husband, Patrick Mwansa, was apprehended, not killed as...
A viral Facebook post falsely claimed that Patrick Mwansa, husband of Tasila Lungu, had been killed by “state commandos.” However,...
No, the Presidential Legal Advisor Did Not Issue the Viral...
Claim A number of publications by a page associated with Mr. Emmanuel Jay Banda, the former Petauke Central Member of...
Purported ECZ statement condemning Mundubile’s planned Kitwe rallies is fake
A document circulating on Facebook, claiming to be an Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) press statement criticizing Brian Mundubile’s planned...
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