Elections 2025

Half True

Half-truth in reports of alleged pre-marked ballot papers in Machinga

While the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is not true that the ballot papers found in Machinga were pre-marked for a particular candidate and were just randomly stained with ink due to a factory fault, several observers that iVerify Malawi interviewed said there are thumbprints suggesting pre-marking. iVerify Malawi can only determine that the information about the presence of pre-marked ballot papers is partially correct, but incomplete or lacking contextualization.

September 17, 2025

Elections 2025

True

The Biometric Verification System indeed malfunctioned in some polling stations

Data that the Election Situation Room captured in the morning of the voting day, September 16, 2025, indicates that significant malfunctions of the Biometric Verification Identification System have been reported, causing delays or halting voting in some stations.

September 16, 2025

Elections 2025

True

Malawi Defence Force officer indeed confiscated the Nation Publications Limited reporter’s camera

The reporter Kelly Livimbo and the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Malawi) confirmed that indeed Livimbo's camera was confiscated, and it had to take the intervention of MISA Malawi for the MDF officer to return the camera.

September 16, 2025

Elections 2025

False

One of the classrooms at Manja Primary School in Blantyre indeed caught fire during vote counting

There is a video which is circulating on social media showing that indeed this class caught a fire and this video have been circulating for several times

September 16, 2025

Security

False

Fake statement on leadership at the Malawi Police Service

Malawi Police Service (MPS) spokesperson, who is mentioned in the statement, has disowned it and iVerify Malawi analysis of the information in the statement found that it does not have some features included in statements from MPS.

September 15, 2025

Environment and Health

False

It is false that Mlambe Hospital issued Sidik Mia postmortem report

Principal Administrator for Mlambe Hospital Sister Florah Manja says the Hospital does not conduct postmortem and there is no way the hospital would write a postmortem report on the services it does not offer.

September 15, 2025
Police indeed arrested four people for allegedly conspiring to disturb elections

Elections 2025

True

Police indeed arrested four people for allegedly conspiring to disturb elections

Malawi Police Service Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner of Police Peter Kalaya confirmed the arrest in a statement and interview with iVerify Malawi

September 14, 2025

Elections 2025

False

False claim that the World Bank supported opinion poll on Malawi elections

The World Bank Group's press release dated September 9, 2025, states that the opinion poll report incorrectly incorporates the Bank's name and logo. In the statement, the World Bank emphasizes that it "is not associated with this poll or an entity calling itself the ‘Center for Public Opinion and Policy.

September 13, 2025
Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education indeed rescinded its decision to revise school opening dates

Elections 2025

True

Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education indeed rescinded its decision to revise school opening dates

According to the statement signed by the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Honourable Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima, the opening date for the 2025/2026 Academic Year remains 22nd September 2025, and any contrary information should be disregarded

September 12, 2025
Trucks carrying ballot papers indeed broke down in Mzuzu, Ntcheu

Elections 2025

True

Trucks carrying ballot papers indeed broke down in Mzuzu, Ntcheu

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) confirmed about two incidents involving trucks carrying ballot papers that occurred on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. One involved a Malawi Defence Force truck carrying ballot papers destined for Nkhata Bay North Constituency. In another incident, a truck, carrying ballot papers destined for Chikwawa Central Constituency broke down between Njolomole / Tsangano Turn Off in Ntcheu district.

September 11, 2025

Elections 2025

False

It is false that the United Democratic Front is in an electoral alliance with the Malawi Congress Party

United Democratic Front (UDF) has disowned the document and says the circulating document is fabricated and does not represent any official position or action by the UDF. There is also no evidence of such an alliance being formed under the described circumstances.

September 11, 2025

Elections 2025

False

It is false that soldiers have already voted

The Malawi Electoral Commission states that no person has voted. Malawi Police Service (MPS) officers and Malawi Defence Force(MDF) officers will vote together with everyone else on 16 September 2025.

September 11, 2025

Politics

False

It is false that MRA was ‘cruising’ to APM’s Page House, Rosa Mbilizi’s ‘mansion’ on September 1, 2025

APM [Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika] spokesperson Shadric Namalomba dismissed the claim, saying that no cruising to Page House occurred and MRA did not go to the house as claimed. Acting Head of Corporate Affairs for MRA, Wilma Chalulu, also stated that MRA was not aware of any cruising to Page House or the invasion of Rosa Mbilizi's house.

September 5, 2025

Elections 2025

True

It is true that five broadcasters have been summoned by Broadcast monitoring and complaints Committee (EBMCC)

In a statement that Macra has published today on their Facebook page has shown that indeed these Five broadcasters have been summoned by Broadcast monitoring and complaints Committee (EBMCC).

September 4, 2025
Malawi Voice falsified media coverage percentages for Lazarus Chakwera, Peter Mutharika

Elections 2025

False

Malawi Voice falsified media coverage percentages for Lazarus Chakwera, Peter Mutharika

iVerify Malawi review of the MACRA report on political coverage by the media found that the percentages by Malawi Voice do not exist. Additionally, the report has no data on individual politicians. Malawi Voice also makes a false analogy between the MACRA report and the just-released IPOR Survey on voting intentions.

September 4, 2025

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