True
There is a video which is circulating on social media showing that indeed this class caught a fire and this video have been circulating for several times
Half True
While the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is not true that the ballot papers found in Machinga were pre-marked for a particular candidate and were just randomly stained with ink due to a factory fault, several observers that iVerify Malawi interviewed said there are thumbprints suggesting pre-marking. iVerify Malawi can only determine that the information about the presence of pre-marked ballot papers is partially correct, but incomplete or lacking contextualization.
True
Data that the Election Situation Room captured in the morning of the voting day, September 16, 2025, indicates that significant malfunctions of the Biometric Verification Identification System have been reported, causing delays or halting voting in some stations.
True
The reporter Kelly Livimbo and the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Malawi) confirmed that indeed Livimbo's camera was confiscated, and it had to take the intervention of MISA Malawi for the MDF officer to return the camera.
False
There is a video which is circulating on social media showing that indeed this class caught a fire and this video have been circulating for several times
False
Malawi Police Service (MPS) spokesperson, who is mentioned in the statement, has disowned it and iVerify Malawi analysis of the information in the statement found that it does not have some features included in statements from MPS.
False
Principal Administrator for Mlambe Hospital Sister Florah Manja says the Hospital does not conduct postmortem and there is no way the hospital would write a postmortem report on the services it does not offer.
True
Malawi Police Service Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner of Police Peter Kalaya confirmed the arrest in a statement and interview with iVerify Malawi
False
The World Bank Group's press release dated September 9, 2025, states that the opinion poll report incorrectly incorporates the Bank's name and logo. In the statement, the World Bank emphasizes that it "is not associated with this poll or an entity calling itself the ‘Center for Public Opinion and Policy.
True
According to the statement signed by the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Honourable Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima, the opening date for the 2025/2026 Academic Year remains 22nd September 2025, and any contrary information should be disregarded
True
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) confirmed about two incidents involving trucks carrying ballot papers that occurred on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. One involved a Malawi Defence Force truck carrying ballot papers destined for Nkhata Bay North Constituency. In another incident, a truck, carrying ballot papers destined for Chikwawa Central Constituency broke down between Njolomole / Tsangano Turn Off in Ntcheu district.
False
United Democratic Front (UDF) has disowned the document and says the circulating document is fabricated and does not represent any official position or action by the UDF. There is also no evidence of such an alliance being formed under the described circumstances.
False
The Malawi Electoral Commission states that no person has voted. Malawi Police Service (MPS) officers and Malawi Defence Force(MDF) officers will vote together with everyone else on 16 September 2025.
False
APM [Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika] spokesperson Shadric Namalomba dismissed the claim, saying that no cruising to Page House occurred and MRA did not go to the house as claimed. Acting Head of Corporate Affairs for MRA, Wilma Chalulu, also stated that MRA was not aware of any cruising to Page House or the invasion of Rosa Mbilizi's house.
True
In a statement that Macra has published today on their Facebook page has shown that indeed these Five broadcasters have been summoned by Broadcast monitoring and complaints Committee (EBMCC).
