I found something interesting in IVerify - Unproven, that three women detained for circulating a video of them having carnal knowledge of a mental patient are members of UPND.

Unproven, that three women detained for circulating a video of them having carnal knowledge of a mental patient are members of UPND.

Unproven

The statement from the Copperbelt Commanding Officer and the non-availability of records to establish political affiliation indicate that there is no evidence to substantiate the claim that the three women detained for making and circulating a video having carnal knowledge of a mental patient are members of the UPND.

# # #
Verified Sep, 20 2022

Claim

On Sunday, September 11, 2022, the Patriotic Front-PF Facebook page published an article alleging that police in Kitwe district had arrested three women alleged to be members of the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) for capturing and later circulating a video having carnal knowledge of a mental patient at Mindolo market. In the video that was circulated on social media, it was alleged that one of the women wore a red shirt, believed to be the UPND regalia.

Rating Justification

iVerify Zambia has determined as unproven, the claim by the Patriotic Front-PF Facebook page that the three women arrested in Kitwe for making and later circulating having carnal knowledge of a mental patient at Mindolo market are members of the ruling UPND. According to the statement from the police, the Copperbelt Commanding Officer Sharon Zulu, did not state the political affiliation of the three detained women as UPND members. Efforts by iVerify to establish the identity of the three detained women if they were from the UPND proved futile as the party spokesperson’s phone went unanswered. Therefore, the claim by the Patriotic Front-PF Facebook page that the three women arrested in Kitwe for making and later circulating a video having carnal knowledge of a mental patient at Mindolo market are members of the ruling UPND is unproven.

Evidence and References

Articles build on this verification


Journalist Name

Story hyperlink

OUR PARTNERS

  • We work to ensure that information is effectively used to foster development by empowering communities to shape their own agenda…

    Panos

  • Bloggers of Zambia is an emerging, independent and non-profit enterprise working in Internet Governance and Digital Rights, Media Rights and Freedoms and Online Creative Content Management.

    Bloggers of Zambia

    Bloggers of Zambia

  • MISA Zambia is a membership driven organisation that believes in freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom as functions of good governance.

    MISA Zambia