Claim: Based on information he learned from library books, school drop-out William Kamkwamba built a windmill out of scrap parts and brought electricity to his village in Malawi.
Fact-check: William Kamkwamba: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Emery
Date published: 2016-08-26T11:17:14