Claim: Give ur IMEI NUMBER to family and friends so that when u disappear without an explanation and ur phone is off or rings unanswered, they can make the case easy for the police by providing them with this number which can then be used to track ur movements
Fact-check: Can you trace a missing person using their phone's IMEI number… even when it's off?
Verdict: mostly correct
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Ina Skosana;Gopolang Makou
Date published: 2017-06-06T00:00:00