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The image of a flooded classroom with students seated on blocks of concrete has been shared numerous times on Facebook alongside claims that it was taken in Zimbabwe. The claim is false; AFP Fact Check has previously looked into the same picture and found that it was taken in Kenya in 2019. Facebook posts ( here and here ) published on September 5, 2021, include the picture of children seated in a rural classroom on top of concrete blocks, while their bare feet are mere inches from the muddy waters. A school in Binga - Zimbabwe, one post’s caption reads. A screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken on September 15, 2021 This what zanu pf mp is doing in his district of uzumba marambapfungwe please guys #Register to Vote for better Zimbabwe /Bring back Zimbabwean $, reads another post’s caption. This post uses the image to encourage people to vote by claiming that the school is in poor condition because of the ruling party Zanu-PF. Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) is a rural district in Mashonaland East Province in Zimbabwe, which is reportedly a Zanu-PF stronghold. Misinformation is growing steadily as the country gears up for elections in 2023. However, the picture is neither from UMP nor Binga – nor is it even from Zimbabwe. School in Kenya A reverse image search of the photo immediately leads to debunks from fact-checking organisations – including AFP Fact Check – refuting older claims that the picture was taken in Nigeria. But it also finds Kenyan articles ( here and here ) from May 2019 on the dire learning conditions at Mangororo primary school in Ganze, Kilifi County after a downpour. A screenshot of a TUKO article published on May 9, 2019 A video report by Kenyan broadcaster NTV showed the school’s poor condition, which a local politician blamed on inadequate funding from the education ministry.
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