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Sierra Leone
True! Man caught with pre-voted ballot papers in Makeni
A man allegedly affiliated with the SLPP has been caught with pre-voted ballot papers in Makeni. The video has gone…
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Sierra Leone
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr did not call for election boycott
Claim: A viral press statement claims that the former mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, is calling for the boycott of…
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Sierra Leone
SIERRA LEONE ELECTIONS: LIVE FACT-CHECKS FOR DAY-ONE
As part of efforts to sanitise the Sierra Leone election of any form of information disorder, DUBAWA brings you a…
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Liberia
Misleading: 56 Lawmakers did not endorse Weah, neither did Thomas Goshua
By: Varney Dukuly and Jackson C. Clay, Jr. Claim: Media reports and a statement from President Weah allege that 56…
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Research
Baba Aisha Herbal Medicine: Nigerians want NAFDAC to ban concoction, urge arrest of producer
By: Kemi Busari and Phillip Anjorin Widespread concerns have trailed DUBAWA and PREMIUM TIMES’ recent investigation of the popular herbal…
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Viral photo purporting to be Hilda Baci with Guinness World Records certificate, doctored
By: Kennedy Twumasi and Jeffery Nyabor Claim: A Twitter user has published a picture purported to be of Nigerian chef…
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News
Meta remains biggest funder of fact-checking organisations globally – report
By: Cole Praise and Lademi Aborisade Meta’s Third Party Fact-checking Program has been credited as the global funder for Fact-checking…
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Fact Check
News headlines of world leaders condemning Nigerian polls, fake
By: Ogar Monday and Stephanie Adams-Douglas Claim: A Facebook user shared screenshots purportedly from different media organisations, including AP, Financial…
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The controversial proportional representation system in Sierra Leone and matters arising
By: Fayia Junior Moseray and Julian Koroma Introduction With barely three months to Sierra Leone’s presidential and parliamentary elections, the…
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Press Releases
DUBAWA to train over 500 journalists in West Africa with Google News Initiative support
DUBAWA is set to train newsrooms in West Africa on digital journalism, verification, and fact-checking skills in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra…
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