In Kadoma, a local religious leader, Reverrend Cleto Murawu claimed that women deserve less coverage and opportunities because God had created men in his image. He idealized a situation where male candidates were given significantly more speaking time than female political players to articulate their...
In Chegutu, false news was spread that a local female public administrator was complicit in ‘election fraud’; yet a fact check reflected that she was not in the employ of the elections body at the time 2013-2018. This was aimed at creating a sense of...
In Chinhoyi, fake news were circulated, falsely claiming that a the late Patricia Chibaya of CCC who was elected as a councillor, was Nelson Chamisa’s sugar mom’, a term used to refer to older women engaging in sexual relations with younger men. This disinformation aimed...
In Chinhoyi, the community in Coldstream spread rumors that suggested Chido Mlotshwa, a Councillor for Ward 14, was not mentally fit to hold office...
Prisca Mupfimira of Mash West Zanu PF Senator was a victim of a targeted campaign where Twitter users questioned her mental sanity after revelations that she had been acquitted on account of being mentally unfit to stand trial. Some claimed that she was faking mental...
An impostor account was targeting female PR councilors in Hurungwe, Mash West, who were said to be revolting against the party values and position. She rejected the account stating it was the work of discontent people- ...
Fake whatsapp account was circulated in Zvimba RDC following the confusion on the withdrawal of a female candidate by ZEC. A different whatsapp account was circulating in local groups, claiming that the female councilor had withdrawn because she felt the ‘race was harder’. ZEC later...