Tanzanian club spokesman Haji S. Manara was infected with COVID-19 during his tour of The Netherlands.
The claim has been also circulating on WhatsApp, with an image containing the logo and branding of ITV, a Tanzanian television station, claiming that Manara tested positive in Spain, and that the Spanish Minister for Health had confirmed his diagnosis., However the ITV has disowned the claim on Twitter, stating that they did not report any such information., Haji Manara also refuted the claim on a video shared on his Instagram page. The video was shot while on Manara’s visit to the Heracles Football Club in The Netherlands. In the video, Manara stated that he has not been infected with the novel coronavirus, and does not have any symptoms., Haji further added that he is taking the necessary precautions to protect himself while on tour, and he will also get tested when he returns to Tanzania, and advised Tanzanians to properly use social media and avoid spreading fake information., PesaCheck has looked into the claim that Simba Sports Club spokesman Haji S.Manara has been infected with COVID-19 in Spain and finds it to be FALSE., This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms., By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organizations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds., Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content., This fact-check was written by PesaCheck Fact-Checker Najma Juma, and edited by PesaCheck Deputy Editor Ann Ngengere ., The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck Managing Editor Eric Mugendi., PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by Catherine Gicheru and Justin Arenstein and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: Code for Africa. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water/sanitation. PesaCheck also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit pesacheck.org., PesaCheck is a joint initiative of Code for Africa, through its innovate African fund, with additional funding support from the International Budget Partnership (Kenya) and Twaweza, in partnership with a coalition of local media organizations, and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)., Written by, Written by
FALSE: Simba Sports Club spokesman Haji S. Manara has not been infected with COVID-19