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Misleading report of Norman Chisale being charged of murder of Issa Njauju, remanded

FACT-CHECKED by iVerify

February 25, 2025

Norman Chisale was indeed arrested and charged for the murder of Issa Njauju in July 2020 and stories were published that time. iVerify Malawi can also confirm that the forwarded message on WhatsApp on February 17, 2025 is indeed the story that Times Group published on its Facebook page on July 31, 2020. iVerify Malawi concludes that the forwarding of the story now, over 4 years after it got published, and at the time there is no any fresh or new charging of Norman Chisale is using correct information at the wrong time or context and the aim is to mislead the reader.

Claim

Norman Chisale formally charged of murder of Issa Njauju, remanded

Rating Justification

Norman Chisale was indeed arrested and charged for the murder of Issa Njauju in July 2020 and stories were published that time. However, the story that trended and forwarded by many people on WhatsApp on February 17, 2025 is the story that Times Group published on its Facebook page on July 31, 2020. While the content of the forwarded story is true and the story was really published by Times Group on July 31, 2020, iVerify Malawi concludes that the forwarding of the story now, over 4 years after Chisale charging and publication aims not to inform but mislead the reader.

Evidence and References

https://web.facebook.com/Times360Malawi/posts/news-updateformer-president-peter-mutharika-personal-body-guard-norman-chisale-h/3129919797093676/?_rdc=1&_rdr#

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