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Misleading to suggest Weah increased Armed Forces of Liberia budget by US$4 million in 2022 fiscal year
Claim: The Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) claimed that “President George Weah increased the army’s budget by…
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Liberia’s student politics and the government of the day
Like any other opposition political party, the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) benefited from the actions of the campus-based…
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Assessing Weah’s claim to fame as “Feminist-in-Chief” and the cry of women in Liberia
In October 2018, Liberian leader George Weah declared himself “Liberia’s Feminist-in-Chief.” By that declaration, the Executive Mansion said, the President…
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DUBAWA launches Community Verification/Fact-checking Service with IFCN, Meta support
DUBAWA, a fact-checking arm of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has launched a community verification service that…
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False! No evidence to support ritualistic claim against CDC Chairman in Charloe’s murder
Claim: The family of Justice Gloria Musu-Scott, in a recent statement, quotes the ruling party Chairman Mulbah Morlu as saying,…
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Lessons Sierra Leone can learn from Nigeria’s elections
Last week, Africa’s largest democracy – Nigeria, went to the polls to elect its leaders. As votes were cast in…
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Sierra Leone election: How abuse and incendiary language could spark tensions
Every five years, Sierra Leoneans go to the poll to elect new representatives and leaders across the political spectrum. That…
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Bengali/Bangla has never been used as Sierra Leone’s official language
Claim: Viral news articles published by “The Indiana Express, Dhaka Tribune” stated that the Bangladesh language named: ‘Bengali/Bangla’ was announced…
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Six common diseases attributable to smoking and what The Gambia is doing about it
Smoking, especially tobacco smoking, is a harmful practice that can cause several diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, high blood…
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Liberia and Biometric Voters Registration ahead of October’s Elections
Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential and Legislative elections, dated October this year, the country has decided to conduct a biometric voters’…
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