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Public Sector Investment not US$27million when George Weah became Liberia’s President

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Public Sector Investment not US$27million when George Weah became Liberia’s President

Jackson C. Clay Jr. January 12, 2023 0

Claim: “We (CDC) took over from a place where they (Past Government, UP) had only US$ 27...

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Misleading, inflation has not gone up in Liberia

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Misleading, inflation has not gone up in Liberia

Jackson C. Clay Jr. December 23, 2022 0

Claim: “Under President George Weah, the inflation rate has gone up,” a TV anchor in Nigeria asserts....

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Explainer: Assessing the new Leones 90 days after becoming legal tender 

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Explainer: Assessing the new Leones 90 days after becoming legal tender 

Fayia J. Moseray December 12, 2022 1

Introduction The name of Sierra Leone’s legal tender is ‘Leone/’Leones’. The Leones were due to the independence...

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Fact-check: Video of plane moving in forest, not from Zamfara

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Fact-check: Video of plane moving in forest, not from Zamfara

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo November 19, 2022 0

In 2019, the Nigerian government permitted artisanal mining of gold in some Northern states, including Zamfara. The...

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Liberian Finance Minister’s affirmation of US$50 per bag of rice price in Sierra Leone cannot be substantiated

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Liberian Finance Minister’s affirmation of US$50 per bag of rice price in Sierra Leone cannot be substantiated

Jackson C. Clay Jr., Fayia J. Moseray November 17, 2022 0

Claim: “The price of rice in Sierra Leone is US$50,”- Samuel Tweah Verdict: No evidence to substantiate...

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Òdodo ọ̀rọ̀! Orílè-èdè Nàìjíríà ni ó ń ṣe iṣẹ́-ọ̀gbìn ìrẹsì jùlọ ní ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀

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Òdodo ọ̀rọ̀! Orílè-èdè Nàìjíríà ni ó ń ṣe iṣẹ́-ọ̀gbìn ìrẹsì jùlọ ní ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo November 14, 2022 0

Àhesọ Olùrànlọwọ pataki fún ààrẹ Muhammadu Buhari l’órí ètò ọ̀rọ̀ awujo, tí ó sì tún jẹ́ igbákejì...

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Unrelated video used to depict Nigerian Senator hiding stacks of money in house

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Unrelated video used to depict Nigerian Senator hiding stacks of money in house

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 14, 2022 0

Within 24 hours, the post attracted diverse remarks. While many users who commented on the post expressed...

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True! Nigeria is the largest producer of rice in Africa

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True! Nigeria is the largest producer of rice in Africa

Phillip Anjorin November 8, 2022 0

CLAIM: The Special Assistant to the President on public affairs and Assistant Principal Spokesman for the All...

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False! US not planning to reject dollar notes printed before 2021

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False! US not planning to reject dollar notes printed before 2021

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo November 8, 2022 0

On October 26, 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced it had redesigned major naira notes...

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False; Ghanaians, Sierra Leoneans not banned from travelling to UAE

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False; Ghanaians, Sierra Leoneans not banned from travelling to UAE

Fayia J. Moseray, Michael Aidoo November 4, 2022 0

Claim: Ghana, Sierra Leone, and 18 other African countries have been banned from travelling to the United...

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