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No evidence substantiates the claim that plain clothed person manhandling a UPND supporter is Edgar Lungu’s barber

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#Former Presidential Barber
#Shebby Chilekwa
#State arrest
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No, the ZLDC proposal does not sanction polygamy.

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#Marriage Act
#Proposal to remove bigamy
#Ratification by Parliament
#The Penal Code of Zambia
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No, ZESCO has not hiked connection fees as circulated in the media.

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#Connection Hikes
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Yes, ACC officers searched former PF Chairperson, Samuel Ng’onga Mukupa’s farm

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#2022
#Anti-Corruption Commission
#Edgar Lungu
#Patriotic Front
#PFcandidate
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No, PF acting President Given Lubinda was not placed under house arrest during the Kabwata Constituency by-elections.

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#2022 Kabwata by elections
#Given Lubinda
#House Arrest
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Hon. Paul Kanshanda has not resigned as PF Member of Parliament for Chipili Constituency

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#Patriotic Front
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Yes, Zambia Police arrested some PF members for electoral malpractice in Kabwata

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#2022
#ballot paper
#by-elections
#by-elections 2022
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#Kabwata Constituency by election
#Party Cadres
#Patriotic Front
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There is no evidence to prove that UPND youths attacked and beat up Kasama DAO.

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#District Administrative Officer
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#UPND Youths
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FACT CHECKED STORIES

No evidence substantiates the claim that plain clothed person manhandling a UPND supporter is Edgar Lungu’s barber

No, the ZLDC proposal does not sanction polygamy.

No, ZESCO has not hiked connection fees as circulated in the media.

Yes, ACC officers searched former PF Chairperson, Samuel Ng’onga Mukupa’s farm

No, PF acting President Given Lubinda was not placed under house arrest during the Kabwata Constituency by-elections.

Hon. Paul Kanshanda has not resigned as PF Member of Parliament for Chipili Constituency

Yes, Zambia Police arrested some PF members for electoral malpractice in Kabwata

There is no evidence to prove that UPND youths attacked and beat up Kasama DAO.