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Seven viral West African economy claims we fact-checked in 2023

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Seven viral West African economy claims we fact-checked in 2023

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo December 24, 2023 0

With the financial difficulties citizens of West African countries grappled with in 2023, the traditional and new...

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Liberia’s Election 2023: Unmasking disinformation actors and channels

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Liberia’s Election 2023: Unmasking disinformation actors and channels

Phillip Anjorin December 22, 2023 0

ABSTRACT The study is a content analysis of fact-checks from three fact-checking organisations during and after the...

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Koroma’s ‘house arrest’ and Sierra Leone’s  failed coup

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Koroma’s ‘house arrest’ and Sierra Leone’s  failed coup

Fayia J. Moseray December 22, 2023 0

Former Sierra Leonean President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, has been placed under “House Arrest” by the country’s...

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Orange Mobile Company – Sierra Leone, not rolling out free 50GB to customers

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Orange Mobile Company – Sierra Leone, not rolling out free 50GB to customers

Fayia J. Moseray December 22, 2023 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message states that Orange Mobile Network – Sierra Leone is rolling out free...

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False! Boakai did not appoint son, daughter to Transitional  Inaugural Team

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False! Boakai did not appoint son, daughter to Transitional  Inaugural Team

Varney Dukuly December 19, 2023 0

Claim: “President-Elect Joseph Boakai appoints his daughter Randa Boakai and his son Tamba Boakai to the Transitional...

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False; Liberia’s $40 passport fee not second cheapest in West Africa 

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False; Liberia’s $40 passport fee not second cheapest in West Africa 

Kennedy Twumasi December 12, 2023 0

Claim: A Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, has claimed that Liberia’s $40...

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Monrovia’s hit-and-run incident: Premeditated murder or accident? 

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Monrovia’s hit-and-run incident: Premeditated murder or accident? 

Laymah Kollie December 8, 2023 0

At least three people have been confirmed dead and 25 others injured in an incident, which the...

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True! Police harboured alleged coup plotter

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True! Police harboured alleged coup plotter

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay December 7, 2023 0

Claim:  Viral social media posts have claimed that a police officer harboured Amadu Koita, an alleged member...

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Misleading! David Kolleh did not loot public assets during transition

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Misleading! David Kolleh did not loot public assets during transition

Laymah Kollie December 7, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Martin Kollie, alleged on his official Facebook page that the Deputy Minister for...

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Sierra Leone: New updates on jailbreak and “attempted coup”

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Sierra Leone: New updates on jailbreak and “attempted coup”

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay December 3, 2023 0

Sierra Leone is still in shock after the Sunday, Nov. 26th, violent attack and the freeing of...

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