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Round-Up: Seven trending claims fact-checked this week 

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Round-Up: Seven trending claims fact-checked this week 

Mohammed Taoheed June 29, 2025 0

As expected, the third week of June 2025 came with its share of misinformation and disinformation.  Below...

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Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister retracts false claim on Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chairperson 

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Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister retracts false claim on Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chairperson 

Alusine Rehme Wilson June 29, 2025 0

David Moinina Sengeh (PhD), the chief minister and chief innovation officer of Sierra Leone, has corrected a...

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Misleading! Liberia did not exchange ECOWAS chairmanship with Nigeria for UN non-permanent seat

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Misleading! Liberia did not exchange ECOWAS chairmanship with Nigeria for UN non-permanent seat

Gloria Wleh June 28, 2025 0

Claim: An ex-government worker asserted that “Liberia exchanged  the ECOWAS Chairmanship for the non-permanent seat in Guinea...

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Endometriosis: All you need to know about the silent killer

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Endometriosis: All you need to know about the silent killer

Lademi Aborisade June 22, 2025 0

Full Text  For years, Amaka believed her weakening period pain was normal. But after fainting at the...

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False! Sierra Leone did not launch West Africa’s first 5G mobile network  

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False! Sierra Leone did not launch West Africa’s first 5G mobile network  

Fayia J. Moseray June 19, 2025 0

Claim: Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MoICE) — via its official Facebook page, claimed...

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False! Pogba has not agreed to join Manchester City

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False! Pogba has not agreed to join Manchester City

Patrick Samura June 19, 2025 0

Claim: A viral Facebook blog post claims that France international Paul Pogba’s 18-month ban from football officially...

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False! Dr Kamara was not involved in any accident

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False! Dr Kamara was not involved in any accident

Usman Fambuleh June 19, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user named Imran Sesay claims that Dr Samura Kamara was involved in a car...

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False! Barron Trump not dead 

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False! Barron Trump not dead 

Patrick Samura June 19, 2025 2

Claim: A viral social media post claimed that Barron Trump, the 19-year-old son of former U.S. President...

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Viral photo claiming to show Kambia City in Sierra Leone is false

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Viral photo claiming to show Kambia City in Sierra Leone is false

Patrick Samura June 19, 2025 0

Claim: A photo published on the Sierra Gist TV Facebook page claims to depict “Kambia City, Sierra...

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The growing threat of audio deepfakes and why it’s difficult to fact-check 

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The growing threat of audio deepfakes and why it’s difficult to fact-check 

Lois Ugbede June 18, 2025 0

The integrity of democratic elections rests on informed electorate decision-making based on verifiable facts. However, the dynamic...

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