By Maleshoane Ratsebe
A post on X accompanied by four photos, one allegedly showing children in Zimbabwe, another a school in Zimbabwe and two others of car donations made in the country is partially false.
In the first image, children are seemingly being taught outside near an incomplete building with a thatched roof, and another shows three run down huts. The remaining two show men pictured near flashy cars.
The post’s author seemingly shows the contrast between the state of schools in Zimbabwe and donations made despite the alleged school conditions.
However, CheckDesk established that three of these Images are indeed from occasions in Zimbabwe except one.
A reverse search revealed that the first image is in fact the outside of a church in Malawi as captured by UNICEF Malawi during a drone corridor launch to aid remote areas in 2017.
On the other hand, the picture with three rundown huts is of Chisawu Primary School in Matebeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. The image was shared in a 23 February 2023 report by the Southern Eye stating that teachers from the school had requested help to build modern classrooms.
Additionally, Zimbabwean publications, Afro gazette and Nehanda Radio established the two Images of men standing beside flashy cars as those of musicians Aleck Macheso and Jah Prayzah who individually received a car and cash gift from businessman and philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo.
This fact-check was produced by Maleshoane Ratsebe, CheckDesk, MISA Lesotho, as part of the African Fact-Checking Alliance’s (AFCA) incubation programme. It was produced with peer-mentorship from Code for Africa’s fact-checking initiative, PesaCheck, with financial support from Norway. AFCA mentorship respects the journalistic independence of the researchers, offering access to advanced techniques and tools. Editorial decision-making remains with MISA Lesotho. Want to learn more? Visit: https://factcheck.africa/
