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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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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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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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Jailbreak at Padema Road Prison, true

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Jailbreak at Padema Road Prison, true

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay November 27, 2023 0

Claim: Viral videos on social media suggest prisoners from the country’s biggest prison, Pademba Road Correctional Center,...

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Gunshots and curfew in Sierra Leone: What you need to know

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Gunshots and curfew in Sierra Leone: What you need to know

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay November 26, 2023 0

Sierra Leone is in lockdown after President Julius Maada Bio declared a curfew on Sunday morning. The...

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DUBAWA 2023 fellows graduate in style

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DUBAWA 2023 fellows graduate in style

Phillip Anjorin November 18, 2023 0

Graduating fellows at the Prof Kwame Karikari fellowship, a flagship initiative of DUBAWA, a West African fact-checking...

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Viral release accuses WAEC staff of indulging in examination malpractice, false

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Viral release accuses WAEC staff of indulging in examination malpractice, false

Fayia J. Moseray October 31, 2023 0

Claim: A press release purported to have emanated from the West African Examination Council – Sierra Leone...

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DUBAWA’s Annual Week for Truth: Promoting Media and Information Literacy in Digital Spaces

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DUBAWA’s Annual Week for Truth: Promoting Media and Information Literacy in Digital Spaces

Dubawa October 25, 2023 0

With support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID),...

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FALSE! No new $165 tax for passengers

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FALSE! No new $165 tax for passengers

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay October 21, 2023 0

Claim:  A report has gone viral, claiming that passengers travelling by air to Sierra Leone will start...

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Viral link promising financial cushion from SLCB, fake

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Viral link promising financial cushion from SLCB, fake

Fayia J. Moseray October 12, 2023 0

Claim: A viral post shared on WhatsApp, purporting to come from the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB),...

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