Sierra Leone
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Seven viral West African economy claims we fact-checked in 2023
With the financial difficulties citizens of West African countries grappled with in 2023, the traditional and new media were awash…
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Koroma’s ‘house arrest’ and Sierra Leone’s failed coup
Former Sierra Leonean President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, has been placed under “House Arrest” by the country’s Criminal Investigations Department…
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Orange Mobile Company – Sierra Leone, not rolling out free 50GB to customers
Claim: A viral WhatsApp message states that Orange Mobile Network – Sierra Leone is rolling out free megabytes to customers.…
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True! Police harboured alleged coup plotter
Claim: Viral social media posts have claimed that a police officer harboured Amadu Koita, an alleged member of the Nov.…
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Sierra Leone: New updates on jailbreak and “attempted coup”
Sierra Leone is still in shock after the Sunday, Nov. 26th, violent attack and the freeing of prisoners. A group…
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Jailbreak at Padema Road Prison, true
Claim: Viral videos on social media suggest prisoners from the country’s biggest prison, Pademba Road Correctional Center, have escaped, with…
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Gunshots and curfew in Sierra Leone: What you need to know
Sierra Leone is in lockdown after President Julius Maada Bio declared a curfew on Sunday morning. The streets of Freetown…
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DUBAWA 2023 fellows graduate in style
Graduating fellows at the Prof Kwame Karikari fellowship, a flagship initiative of DUBAWA, a West African fact-checking organisation, were celebrated…
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Viral release accuses WAEC staff of indulging in examination malpractice, false
Claim: A press release purported to have emanated from the West African Examination Council – Sierra Leone (WAEC-SL) has gone…
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DUBAWA’s Annual Week for Truth: Promoting Media and Information Literacy in Digital Spaces
With support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), operating through its…
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