Claim: APPROXIMATELY 90% of women aged between 16 and 50 plus tested for HIV in Bulawayo during the month of June this year tested positive of the virus
Fact-check: HIV Positive Women, Not New Infections: Bulawayo Data Misinterpreted - FactCheckZW
Verdict: the claim that 'approximately 90% of women between 16 and 50 plus tested for hiv in bulawayo during the month of june this year tested positive of the virus' has been rated as false. the journalist, according to bcc, missed the context that these were not new infections but hiv positive women already on art. however, in the journalist's defense, this is not clearly spelt out in the council report although the figures were so alarming that they called for more investigation and due diligence before the newspapers published.
Organisation: FactCheckZW
Author: Lifaqane Nare
Date published: 2024-08-16T17:38:52