Varney Dukuly
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Headline
Casting carts before horses: The case of Liberia’s premature election victory declarations
The race for elected offices in Liberia has come to a near end, with vote counting ongoing after a tense…
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Live Updates
Mostly True: Bong County suspect arrested for electoral fraud
Claim: The New Republic Newspaper reports that a man has been arrested over suspicion of electoral fraud. The suspect possessed…
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Live Updates
False! No “fake centre” at PLP Headquarters
A “fake centre” has been created at the PLP Headquarters opposite YWCA in Congo Town where secret voting, vote buying,…
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Fact Check
True! Liberia exported electricity to Ivory Coast for the first time in July
Claim: “Liberia exported electricity for the first time to Cote d’Ivoire,” said Finance Minister Samuel Tweah. Verdict: True. State-owned Liberia…
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Liberia
Weah’s CDC fails to uphold 40% quota promise for women in party elections
President George Weah’s three-party-led government 2022 adopted a 40% women quota resolution to give women a voice to contest the…
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Liberia
Former Vice President did not accuse President Weah of selling ‘Kush’ to young people
Claim: Vice chairman of Liberia Anti Corruption Commission Kanio Bai Gbala says he heard the former vice president in a…
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Liberia
Nimely’s assertion Ghanaian MPs passed vote of no confidence against finance minister, false
Claim: “In 2022, the Ghanaian Congress, both the lower and the upper House, put a vote of no confidence against…
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Liberia
Weah did not win every election in Grand Bassa County
Claim: George Weah had won every other election in Grand Bassa County in the absence of Counselor Charles Brumskine (now…
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Liberia
Koijee’s claim all opposition members are former government officials, false
Claim: “The current opposition [members] are all former government officials,” said Jefferson Koijee, the Mayor of Monrovia and Secretary of…
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Fact Check
Unity Party exited government with 12.4% inflation, not 30% in 2017
Claim: “When the Unity Party was exiting in 2017, inflation was 30%,” said Randall Dobayou, a stalwart of the CDC…
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