Malawi: Fake News! Malawi Govt Refutes Ghost Story On Mugabe, Nyasa Times Did Not Carry the Story

Malawi government on Sunday was duped into believing a story that transpired to be fake news generated on social media.

The initial statement issued by Minister of Information, Communication and Technology Nicholous Dausi said the government was rejecting "lies" in a story by Nyasa Times that Mutharika does not want to be like Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, by remaining in office beyond the limit of two terms that the Constitution of Republic of Malawi requires.

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