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Misleading! Churches in Kenema were not prohibited from holding services

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Misleading! Churches in Kenema were not prohibited from holding services

Iris Aminata Bangura June 1, 2024 0

Claim: Posts by  Facebook users  Je Suis ProtonicFeeling and Erica Ruth Bangura claimed that churches were entirely...

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FALSE! Military officer who committed suicide, Lance Kanyako, did not expose Koita in Coup attempt

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FALSE! Military officer who committed suicide, Lance Kanyako, did not expose Koita in Coup attempt

Iris Aminata Bangura April 7, 2024 0

Claim: A news publication by Sierraloaded claimed that the military officer who exposed Koita in the coup...

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Sierra Leone records new polio cases: All you need to know

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Sierra Leone records new polio cases: All you need to know

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay March 18, 2024 1

On March 8 and 9, Sierra Leone recorded two cases of polio. This is the first case...

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Object-wearing goalkeeper in viral image not Ivory Coast’s Fofana in AFCON  final

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Object-wearing goalkeeper in viral image not Ivory Coast’s Fofana in AFCON  final

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 18, 2024 0

Claim: A photo of a goalkeeper with an item suspected of ‘black magic’ strapped behind his back...

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Claims rapper M.I getting his first one million views, FALSE

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Claims rapper M.I getting his first one million views, FALSE

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 18, 2024 0

Claim: Popular entertainment blog Hip Hop Ville has reported that after 20 years, Nigerian rapper MI Abaga...

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The road ahead for Sierra Leone’s tripartite committee

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The road ahead for Sierra Leone’s tripartite committee

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 13, 2024 0

It’s already February 2024, and Sierra Leone is still trying to fix the remnants of a closely...

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The Media, a Virus or Vaccine for correcting Information Disorder?

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The Media, a Virus or Vaccine for correcting Information Disorder?

Francis Sowa, Ph.D. February 12, 2024 0

By Francis Sowa, Ph.D. Lecturer 1, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Email: fsowa2007@yahoo.com,...

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Viral claim tickets for Freetown’s new buses last 12 hours, false

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Viral claim tickets for Freetown’s new buses last 12 hours, false

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 3, 2024 0

Claim: Numerous social media users claim that the tickets for new buses will last for 12 hours....

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Call For Application: Kwame Karikari Fact-checking Fellowship 2024

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Call For Application: Kwame Karikari Fact-checking Fellowship 2024

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DUBAWA, Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, has opened the call for applications for its 2024 Kwame Karikari...

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Tourism Minister’s claim of “no pollution in Sierra Leone” is false

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Tourism Minister’s claim of “no pollution in Sierra Leone” is false

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 1, 2024 0

Claim: The tourism minister declared “no pollution in Sierra Leone” to attract tourists. Verdict: False. Many health...

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