Facebook user falsely label Michelle Obama transgender

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Facebook user falsely label Michelle Obama transgender

Lademi Aborisade August 29, 2023 2

Claim:  A Facebook video shows a man alleging that Michelle Obama is a man.  Verdict: FALSE! The...

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DUBAWA trains Journalists in Liberia on Fact-checking and Digital Verification

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DUBAWA trains Journalists in Liberia on Fact-checking and Digital Verification

Caroline Anipah August 25, 2023 0

Nimba, Liberia August 21, 2023 The Fact-checking, Verification and Media Literacy arm of the Centre for Journalism...

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The mystery about the ICC letter circulating in Sierra Leone 

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The mystery about the ICC letter circulating in Sierra Leone 

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay August 25, 2023 0

Sierra Leone’s post-election environment has been nothing short of the dramatic, from one plot to another; claims...

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Did Russian aeroplane convey Wagner group soldiers to coup-ravaged Niger Republic?

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Did Russian aeroplane convey Wagner group soldiers to coup-ravaged Niger Republic?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 25, 2023 0

Claim: Russian Airplane with registration number: RA-76845 conveyed Wagner group soldiers to Niger Republic on Sunday, August...

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True! Passengers can fly from Lagos to Ibadan with N6,500

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True! Passengers can fly from Lagos to Ibadan with N6,500

Sunday Awosoro August 24, 2023 0

Claim: An Ibadan-based medium posted on Facebook that Nigerians can now fly from Lagos to Ibadan with...

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FALSE! Major Issa Turay not killed by Sierra Leone’s Govt 

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FALSE! Major Issa Turay not killed by Sierra Leone’s Govt 

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay August 23, 2023 0

CLAIM: Makoni Times posted on its Facebook wall that President Bio’s government killed Major Issa Turay. VERDICT:...

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TRUE! There is a place called Abeokuta in Jamaica

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TRUE! There is a place called Abeokuta in Jamaica

Lademi Aborisade August 21, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook page post that there is a place in Jamaica called Abeokuta.  Verdict: TRUE! According...

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Algeria not giving free electricity to Niger

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Algeria not giving free electricity to Niger

Phillip Anjorin August 21, 2023 0

Claim: A political stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adamu Garba II, has claimed via his...

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TRUE! Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died on field

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TRUE! Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died on field

Lademi Aborisade August 21, 2023 0

Claim: Marc-Vivien Foé, while representing Cameroon in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup against Colombia, collapsed at...

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Sierra Leone’s alleged coup plot: The Facts and Fiction

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Sierra Leone’s alleged coup plot: The Facts and Fiction

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay August 21, 2023 0

The last few weeks have left a lot of Sierra Leoneans on edge, with reports of arrests...

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