Claim: Claims of illegal trade in human toes run by informal traders in Zimbabwe have circulated online along with videos and images purporting to show donors who made quick cash. There is no evidence to support the claims; both the Zimbabwean government and traders operating outside a mall in the capital Harare dismissed the rumours as a hoax.
Fact-check: Zimbabwe's informal vendors battle toe-trafficking hoax
Verdict: zimbabwe's informal vendors battle toe-trafficking hoax
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Tendai Dube
Date published: 2022-06-07T16:18:00