According to the Ichikowitz survey, 52% of young Zimbabweans feel that fake news severely impacts their ability to stay informed, even before the coronavirus hit.
"I worked with a popular Bulawayo local comedian, Ntandoyenkosi Moyo, to create two videos, one in Shona language and one in Ndebele," said Sithandekile Mlauzi, 29, a VSO volunteer. "I feel I'm part of the solution in my community and this encourages me to do more because I am helping them make informed decisions about their daily lives.""It takes a lot of courage and guts to denounce fake news," said Terrence Makusha, 28, a VSO volunteer from Masvingo, a city in southeastern Zimbabwe.
The volunteers' anti-fake news campaign could be used to help spread information around other issues such as reproductive health and HIV, Makusha added.
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