Sierra Leone
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FALSE! Major Issa Turay not killed by Sierra Leone’s Govt
CLAIM: Makoni Times posted on its Facebook wall that President Bio’s government killed Major Issa Turay. VERDICT: False. The Turay…
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Sierra Leone’s alleged coup plot: The Facts and Fiction
The last few weeks have left a lot of Sierra Leoneans on edge, with reports of arrests and talks about…
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Information Minister and Radio Democracy controversy; blow-by-blow account and its implications
Radio Democracy has been at the centre of controversy in recent weeks. Mass resignations have left the station shaken to…
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FALSE! UK has no plans to stop development programmes in Sierra Leone
Claim: A Twitter user claimed that all UK-funded projects, including the FQE (Free Quality Education), has been immediately suspended by…
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False! Africell not donating free data to old clients
Claim: A website purporting to be owned by the Africell Network is said to offer free data to old customers. …
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Is Air France exiting Sierra Leone? Here’s all we know
Social media has gone wild over the last few days, rumouring that one of the carriers to Sierra Leone, Air…
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FALSE! DHL not shutting operations in Sierra Leone
Claim: Online users claimed that one of the world’s leading courier companies, DHL, plans to shut down its operations in…
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Misleading! Viral ECSL document not disaggregated election result
Claim: Several users have shared a document on WhatsApp from the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), claiming that it…
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MISLEADING: Bundu in viral video on parliament boycott not APC MP-elect
Claim: A viral video on YouTube and WhatsApp claims that an APC Member of Parliament elect has disagreed with his…
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U.S. Embassy dissociates itself from viral tweet about Sierra Leone election
Claim: The Government of the United States of America and the U.S. Embassy in Freetown will not endorse the recently…
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