Gloria Wleh
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Fact Check
Is Liberia’s current exchange rate lower than it was in January 2024?
Claim: Liberia’s Presidential Press Secretary asserted that the exchange rate is lower than what was inherited. Verdict: Misleading. The Central…
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Fact Check
False to suggest there are no countries with birthright citizenship
Claim: “No country in the world has birthright citizenship,” an Instagram user asserts. Verdict: False. Findings show Mexico and many…
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Mainstream
Misleading! Gasoline price was reduced during Weah’s administration
Claim: “Throughout the entire 6 years of the CDC administration, not a single penny was even taken away in terms…
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Liberia
Liberia’s new transport fare and matters arising
It seems logical for that transportation fares to rise whenever the price of petroleum increases. However, if this policy is…
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Economy
Misleading! Liberia Electricity Corporation has not increased its electricity bill by 76%
Claim: “LEC has increased the bill of the Liberian people by 76%,” the former Deputy Executive Director of the Environmental…
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Fact Check
Fake! Ministry of Education not offering free online courses
Claim: “The Ministry of Education will offer free four-week online courses for people aged 16-65,” a viral post alleged. Verdict:…
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Fact Check
Hoax! Angelina Jolie not dead
Claim: “(R I P) Hollywood Reports Very Sad News About Angelina Jolie, She Is Confirmed dead,” a Facebook user claimed.…
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Explainers
Anti-homosexual protests storm Liberia United Methodist Church
Liberia is a highly religious country with a Christian majority of 85% of the 5.2 million population. Article 14 of…
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Health
Misleading! More than 100 people died from COVID in Liberia
Claim: “The COVID-related deaths in Liberia did not reach 100 people.” Ansu Dualu, a panellist on Spoon Talk asserted. Verdict:…
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Liberia
Misleading! Liberia has not secured 3.1 billion dollars from the China-Africa Summit
Claim: The Managing Director of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has said that Liberia “secured $3.1 billion at…
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