Fake newspaper cover of Thursday, March 13, 2025 ‘The Daily Times’ in circulation

False

Elections 2025

Fake newspaper cover of Thursday, March 13, 2025 ‘The Daily Times’ in circulation

FACT-CHECKED by iVerify

March 13, 2025

There is a fake newspaper cover circulating on social media. The cover, which looks like that of one of Malawi's daily newspapers 'The Daily Times' has the big headline, 'DPP Accuses Muli Sponsoring Age Bill'. The cover is fake as the legit cover of The Daily Times of the said date has totally different headlines and appearance.

Claim

The Daily Times front page with the headline 'DPP Accuses Muli Sponsoring Age Bill'

Rating Justification

iVerify Malawi verified the cover in circulation and determined that it is fake. Both the headlines and appearance of the cover are different from what the legit newspaper of The Daily Times published on Thursday, March 13, 2025. iVerify Malawi compared the cover circulating on Facebook and what the legit Times Group Facebook page ‘Times 360 Malawi’ published. iVerify Malawi also compared the fake cover with the physical cover of The Daily Times.

Evidence and References

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bks8XmWdw/

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