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Former President Lungu never named President Hichilema as one of the people he said lied their way to power

Misleading

iVerify analyis of the video indicates that while the former Head of State said that some people had lied their way to power, Mr. Lungu never referenced President Hichilema by name.

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Verified Jul, 14 2022

Claim

On Tuesday, 12th July 2022, Zed Diary published a statement on its Facebook page claiming that former Republican, President Edgar Chagwa Lungu had said that President Hakainde Hichilema lied his way to power. In the posting, Zed Diary alleges that the former head of state made this statement in an interview at his residence in Ibex Hill in Lusaka on 12 July 2022. This was when some Patriotic Front (PF) Members of Parliament went to show solidarity with former first Lady Esther Lungu who is scheduled to appear before DEC for questioning in connection with a matter in which the commission is investigating ownership of 15 flats located in State Lodge that were seized by DEC.

Rating Justification

iVerify Zambia has fact-checked the claim by Zed Diary Facebook Page to establish if Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu had
indeed stated in an interview that President Hakainde Hichilema had lied his way to power. Our verification process has found that indeed Mr. Lungu had said that some people lied their way to power, but did not refer to President Hakainde Hichilema by name in his statement during the interview. Therefore, the claim by Zed Dairy that Mr. Lungu had stated that President Hakainde Hichilema had lied his way into power, is misleading.

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