Varney Dukuly
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Fact Check
President Boakai did not allocate $1.8M in the 2024 national budget for celebrations
Claim: Martin Kollie alleges that President Boakai spent US$1.8M on celebrations when over 25,000 students from the University of Liberia…
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Explainers
Explainer: The Crisis of Public Sector Corruption in Liberia
In the economics class, lecturers say corruption often stems from institutional failure and bad governance. It is a global phenomenon…
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Liberia
False! Amos Tweh did not buy Oilers FC bus for $165,000
Claim: “Amos Tweh reportedly brags about spending 165k USD of the Liberian people’s money to purchase this bus for LPRC…
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Liberia
Weah’s claim on tenure positions misleading
Claim: “In the government I serve[d], tenure positions were respected,” Ex-President George Weah has said. Verdict: Misleading. Multiple media reports…
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Explainers
Tracking Senators’ Retreat and citizens’ push for accountability in Liberia
Liberian Senators, often regarded as the elders of the nation’s bicameral Legislature, are in the news again for the wrong…
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Fact Check
Government has not replaced trained doctors with “Unity Party Doctors” at JFK Hospital
Claim: Alvin Wesseh, a former agriculture minister during the Weah administration, said that the government has dismissed well-trained doctors and…
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Facebook Checks
No evidence to show Tweh purchased $150,000 house
Claim: Shine Liberia reported that LPRC Managing Director Amos Tweh purchased a USD 150K house shortly after his appointment. Verdict:…
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Economy
Independent Probe’s news report about fuel price hike, false
Claim: Online platform Independent Probe has alleged that the government has increased petroleum prices amidst a struggling economy. Verdict: False.…
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Explainers
Israel-Hamas war: Did Liberia vote a diplomatic embarrassment?
Armageddon arrived early in Liberia following a decision by a Liberian diplomat to vote in support of the US and…
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Facebook Checks
False! Boakai did not appoint son, daughter to Transitional Inaugural Team
Claim: “President-Elect Joseph Boakai appoints his daughter Randa Boakai and his son Tamba Boakai to the Transitional Inaugural Team. It…
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