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Fake Swapo letter

POST-ELECTION CHECK #1: Fake Swapo letter to ECN keeps circulating

Netumbo jobs fake

No, the Swapo manifesto does not talk about creating ‘500,000 jobs’

New Era fake

No, ‘5 000 jobs in five years’ is not what Nandi-Ndaitwah said

Copy of Africa Report fake

No, a spoilt ballot is not ‘registered’ during the counting process

Africa Report fake

No, no evidence ECN spent ‘$60m’ to print ballot papers

Newzroom fake

No, no polls ‘suggest Swapo to lose elections’

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Namibia Fact Check is an impartial initiative that aims to verify public statements and media reports.

Claims will be fact checked for accuracy using credible data and information. Namibia Fact Check is a project of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and is financially supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF).

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