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Barrow’s partisan Commission of Inquiry and matters arising

Dawda Baldeh March 7, 2023

President Adama Barrow, on Friday, February 24, 2023, swore in a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the...

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post AMEU President Alvin Attah and AMEZU President Benjamin Lartey

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 7, 2023

Claim: A newspaper and a pressure group say AMEU President Alvin Attah and AMEZU President Benjamin Lartey...

FALSE! Divorce cases filed in FCT in January 2023, not 4,000 as claimed in viral tweet

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 6, 2023

Claim: A Twitter user tweeted that over 4,000 couples applied for divorce in January 2023. Verdict: FALSE....

Sierra Leone 2023 Election: Tracking the differences between voter and national identity cards

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay March 6, 2023

Sierra Leoneans are no strangers to Identity Cards (IDs), whether Voter IDs or National IDs, citizens have...

Assessing Securiport contract breach and its subsequent chaos

Mariam Sankanu March 6, 2023

Public Outcry There is a public uproar in The Gambia over the content of an audit report...

Labour Party won 40, not 42, seats at National Assembly

Sunday Awosoro March 6, 2023

Claim: Africa Facts Zone claims the Labour Party (LP) won 42 National Assembly seats and seven Senate...

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No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men

Ikechukwu Oyemike March 3, 2023

Claim: “Most guys are not bald naturally; masturbation makes them bald.” Verdict: FALSE. There is no evidence...

Swarming photo of football fans has no connection with Samura Kamara’s entry into Freetown

Fayia J. Moseray March 2, 2023

Claim: A known Sierra Leonean social media activist, Sheka Forna, posted a photo claiming to be scenes...

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the IBEW Local 26 in Lanham

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the IBEW Local 26 in Lanham

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 2, 2023

CLAIM: A screenshot of a purported AP headline shows the president of the USA, Joe Biden, calling...

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 1, 2023

Claim 7 CLAIM: A claim is shared on WhatsApp that the DSS has arrested the presidential candidate...

Dubawa

Barrow’s partisan Commission of Inquiry and matters arising

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post

FALSE! Divorce cases filed in FCT in January 2023, not 4,000 as claimed in viral tweet

Sierra Leone 2023 Election: Tracking the differences between voter and national identity cards

Assessing Securiport contract breach and its subsequent chaos

Labour Party won 40, not 42, seats at National Assembly

No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men

Swarming photo of football fans has no connection with Samura Kamara’s entry into Freetown

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Economy

From State House to Storm Centre: Njie, Jallow battle over power, loyalty and press freedom

Sahara Reporters used old video to represent recent terrorist attack in Yobe

Viral claim of Bai Koroma’s death, fake

Viral post claiming Sierra Leone has electric public trains, misleading