Liberia

False! Senator Karnga-Lawrence not part of 19 others who endorsed Amb. Boakai in 2017

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False! Senator Karnga-Lawrence not part of 19 others who endorsed Amb. Boakai in 2017

Jackson C. Clay Jr. May 26, 2023 0

Claim: Eugene Lenn Nagbe, Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA) boss and Chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic...

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False! Police vehicle arrested with drugs in presidential convoy was in 2010

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• Politics

False! Police vehicle arrested with drugs in presidential convoy was in 2010

Jackson C. Clay Jr. May 23, 2023 0

Claim:  A presidential candidate in Liberia, Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe claims, “Three years ago, a presidential vehicle was...

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False! Senator Johnson won more than 50% of total registered votes in Nimba County

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False! Senator Johnson won more than 50% of total registered votes in Nimba County

Jackson C. Clay Jr. May 17, 2023 0

Claim:  Abu Sherif, a Liberian journalist, claimed, “Prince Johnson Could not Get at least 50% of the...

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False! Unity Party Secretary General Amos Tweh did not announce that Ex-VP Boakai will pick Senator Jeremiah Koung

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False! Unity Party Secretary General Amos Tweh did not announce that Ex-VP Boakai will pick Senator Jeremiah Koung

Jackson C. Clay Jr. April 26, 2023 0

Claim: “Amos Tweh has just announced that Boakai would pick Jeremiah Koung on Friday, April 28,” Shine...

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Foreign diplomats and local politics: The case of Michael McCarthy, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia

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• Liberia
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Foreign diplomats and local politics: The case of Michael McCarthy, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia

Jackson C. Clay Jr. April 21, 2023 0

On March 27, 2023, the White House announced a new US Ambassador to Liberia, Mark Christopher Toner....

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Inquirer Newspaper Managing Editor’s statement that radio invention precedes newspaper is untrue!

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• Liberia
• Mainstream

Inquirer Newspaper Managing Editor’s statement that radio invention precedes newspaper is untrue!

Gloria Wleh April 14, 2023 0

Claim: The Managing Editor of the Inquirer Newspaper claimed that “radio was the first before newspapers came...

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Hoax! Bola Tinubu not giving N25,000 presidential election funds

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Hoax! Bola Tinubu not giving N25,000 presidential election funds

Gloria Wleh April 12, 2023 0

Claim: Bola Tinubu is giving N25,000 as presidential election funds, a viral claim on WhatsApp suggested. Verdict:...

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US Envoy’s comment about disinformation from some Liberians in US not fake 

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US Envoy’s comment about disinformation from some Liberians in US not fake 

Varney Dukuly April 3, 2023 0

Claim: “The purported letter from U.S Ambassador McCarthy accusing Liberians in the USA of spreading information is...

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President Weah’s Executive Order versus the Liberian Code of Conduct

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President Weah’s Executive Order versus the Liberian Code of Conduct

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 30, 2023 0

President George Oppong Weah has courted huge controversy in Liberia after he demanded the resignations of public...

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DUBAWA to train over 500 journalists in West Africa with Google News Initiative support

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• The Gambia

DUBAWA to train over 500 journalists in West Africa with Google News Initiative support

Dubawa March 27, 2023 0

DUBAWA is set to train newsrooms in West Africa on digital journalism, verification, and fact-checking skills in...

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