{"id":1506282,"date":"2022-06-07T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1506282"},"modified":"2022-06-07T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:06:12","slug":"fact-check-are-zimbabweans-selling-their-toes-for-thousands-of-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-are-zimbabweans-selling-their-toes-for-thousands-of-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Are Zimbabweans Selling Their Toes For Thousands Of Dollars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-are-zimbabweans-selling-their-toes-for-thousands-of-dollars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1506282&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/happyafricansng\/posts\/967429823925906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Zimbabweans are selling their severed toes due to the high cost of living.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7443715\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7443715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot\/Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence that Zimbabweans are selling their toes. The claim appears to have originated as a joke.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe is currently in the midst of an economic crisis and facing a rapid devaluation of its currency in part because of a thriving black market, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/zimbabwes-bank-lending-freeze-will-worsen-economic-crisis-business-chamber-2022-05-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. The country\u2019s national bank froze all lending in an effort to curtail illegal activity but its business chamber has warned the move could worsen the crisis, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post, shared over 3,700 times, claims Zimbabweans are now selling their toes for thousands of dollars. The first image of the post features someone with what appears to be clippers preparing to cut one of their toes off. The second photo shows the same foot with a bandage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Zimbabwe,people have started selling their toes for thousands of dollars due to high cost of living. Each toe goes for around 20000$-40000$ depending on size,\u201d reads the Facebook post\u2019s caption, which cites Uganda-based news outlet FreshTV as its source.<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to corroborate the post\u2019s claims. Check Your Fact found no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=zimbabweans+toes&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=nws&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwi0idji_pP4AhVDZTABHVvjCh8Q_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&#038;cshid=1654352646989074&#038;biw=1440&#038;bih=821&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q%3Dzimbabweans%2Btoes%26source%3Dlnms%26tbm%3Dnws%26sa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwi0idji_pP4AhVDZTABHVvjCh8Q_AUoA3oECAEQBQ%26cshid%3D1654352646989074%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D821%26dpr%3D2&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1654604689285000&#038;usg=AOvVaw01hTQ8dnqnG_wBahIWJqmG\">news reports<\/a> suggesting citizens of the country were amputating any body parts for money. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/29\/fact-check-south-africa-transportation-minister-potholes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did The South African Transportation Minister Say,, \u2018Potholes Produce Very Good Drivers\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BBC News reported the viral claim is a ruse that started with\u00a0tongue-in-cheek <a href=\"https:\/\/gambakwe.com\/2022\/05\/28\/shocking-uemployed-harare-youths-sell-toes-to-sa-sangomas-to-get-rich-quick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gambakwe.com\/2022\/05\/31\/ximex-dealer-davis-kaseke-says-people-are-trading-toes-for-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a> on the Zimbabwe-based Gambakwe blog. The posts alleged such a trade-in system was taking place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldabandoned.com\/ximex-mall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ximex mall<\/a> in Zimbabwe, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-61650455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. The Zimbabwe-based news outlet the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynews.co.zw\/gvt-zones-on-ritual-murders-robberies-as-sick-jokes-of-people-selling-their-toes-spread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DailyNews<\/a> likewise described the reports as \u201csick jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did research on this issue and we realized it is false,\u201d Zimbabwe Deputy Minister of Information Kindness Paradza told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herald.co.zw\/toes-for-sale-govt-dismisses-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Herald<\/a>. \u201cThese are social media reports aimed at tarnishing the image of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Zimbabweans are selling their severed toes due to the high cost of living.Screenshot\/FacebookVerdict: False There is no evidence that Zimbabweans are selling their toes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1506282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1506282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1506282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1506282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1506282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}