Varney Dukuly
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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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Economy
Misleading! Liberia’s standard of living not better than Guinea and Sierra Leone
Claim: Liberians should be happy with the standard of living because poverty in Sierra Leone and Guinea is higher, a…
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Facebook Checks
Misleading: Grand Gedeh County’s Ex-Representative was arrested but not for double voting
Claim: “Former Representative Candidate for Electoral District #1 in Grand Gedeh County was dragged, beaten, and taken to jail for…
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Elections
War drum or campaign message?
The Oct. 10, 2023, Presidential and Legislative election is the fourth post-war election in Liberia. It comes on the heels…
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Elections
Mostly True: Jefferson T. Koijee shared 25kg bag of rice with MCC casual workers
Claim: The City Mayor of Monrovia, Jefferson T. Koijee, has assembled 400 MCC casual workers (mostly street sweepers) to share…
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Fact Check
Partly true; Nigerian teachers to attend classes twice a week
CLAIM: Nigerian teachers are only going to teach twice a week. VERDICT: Partly true. Credible media reports and calls put…
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