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Image of Man Lying in Hospital Bed Without Mattress not From Bo Government Hospital in Sierra Leone

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Image of Man Lying in Hospital Bed Without Mattress not From Bo Government Hospital in Sierra Leone

John-John Whitfield October 28, 2021 0

Claim: Facebook users claim a picture of a man lying on a dilapidated hospital bed was taken...

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Explaining the WhatsApp expiration rumors: The truth and the lies

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Explaining the WhatsApp expiration rumors: The truth and the lies

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay October 18, 2021 0

WhatsApp is a big part of the communication ecosystem in Sierra Leone, despite the low internet penetration...

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What You Should Know about Verified Social Media Accounts

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What You Should Know about Verified Social Media Accounts

Alie Tarawally October 4, 2021 0

The introduction of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok to the media space in Sierra Leone has revived...

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Expressway, other projects credited to ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde false

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Expressway, other projects credited to ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde false

Alie Tarawally September 21, 2021 1

Claim: A viral Facebook message has been crediting ousted Guinea President Alpha Conde for some infrastructural development...

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Kamarainba Is Not Dead. He Has Been Granted Bail!

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Kamarainba Is Not Dead. He Has Been Granted Bail!

Antonia Howard September 7, 2021 0

Claim: Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray is dead – social media users  The 2018 Presidential Candidate in Sierra Leone...

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Did President Bio pledge a $200 million donation to Haiti?

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Did President Bio pledge a $200 million donation to Haiti?

Jane B Mansaray August 30, 2021 0

Claim: Social media users claim Global Times newspaper had reported that President Bio pledged a $200 million...

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Viral Claim on President Bio’s Arrival Package False!

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Viral Claim on President Bio’s Arrival Package False!

Antonia Howard August 26, 2021 0

Claim: A viral message on WhatsApp purporting to be from the Sierra Leone People’s Party’s (SLPP) spokesperson...

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Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date?

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Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date?

Antonia Howard August 24, 2021 1

Claim: Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce compulsory vaccinations for employees of government institutions to accelerate the...

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Sierra Leone’s Historian Professor Joe A. D. Alie is NOT dead!

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Sierra Leone’s Historian Professor Joe A. D. Alie is NOT dead!

John-John Whitfield August 18, 2021 0

Claim: Several social media posts claim that one of Sierra Leone’s historians, Professor Joe A. D. Alie,...

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The Claim of Deputy Internal Affairs Minister Beaten up for a Woman is not True.

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The Claim of Deputy Internal Affairs Minister Beaten up for a Woman is not True.

Alie Tarawally July 30, 2021 0

Claim: Deputy Internal Affairs Minister Lahai Leema beaten up by an OSD guard because of his girlfriend....

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