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FALSE! Woman attacked in viral Congo’s election video, not CENI President

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FALSE! Woman attacked in viral Congo’s election video, not CENI President

Cole Praise January 10, 2024 0

Claim: CENI president publicly humiliated after announcing fake and rigged results. Verdict: False. The CENI president is...

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Critical insights from DUBAWA’s study on Twitter bot activity in the lead-up to 2023 Nigerian Elections

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Critical insights from DUBAWA’s study on Twitter bot activity in the lead-up to 2023 Nigerian Elections

Silas Jonathan January 2, 2024 0

Just months before the 2023 elections in Nigeria, DUBAWA conducted a study that sheds light on a...

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Viral election-related disinformation across West Africa in 2023

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Viral election-related disinformation across West Africa in 2023

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo December 31, 2023 0

The year 2023 saw a shift in power in three West African Countries: Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra...

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Five key insights from our election fact-checks

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Five key insights from our election fact-checks

Silas Jonathan December 27, 2023 0

Full Text The 2023 general elections were greeted with widespread misinformation and disinformation. To combat the menace,...

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Monrovia’s hit-and-run incident: Premeditated murder or accident? 

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Monrovia’s hit-and-run incident: Premeditated murder or accident? 

Laymah Kollie December 8, 2023 0

At least three people have been confirmed dead and 25 others injured in an incident, which the...

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Misleading! David Kolleh did not loot public assets during transition

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Misleading! David Kolleh did not loot public assets during transition

Laymah Kollie December 7, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Martin Kollie, alleged on his official Facebook page that the Deputy Minister for...

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Boakai’s statement circulating as President-elect speech, misleading

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Boakai’s statement circulating as President-elect speech, misleading

Laymah Kollie November 23, 2023 0

Claim: President-elect Joseph Boakai has vowed to tackle corruption in his administration. This message has gone viral...

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Weah concedes! “Boakai in insurmountable lead”

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Weah concedes! “Boakai in insurmountable lead”

Laymah Kollie November 19, 2023 0

Before the National Elections Commission (NEC) officially declared the winner of the Liberia polls, President George Weah...

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Viral pictures suggesting poor voter turnout in Grand Gedeh County, misleading 

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Viral pictures suggesting poor voter turnout in Grand Gedeh County, misleading 

Jackson C. Clay Jr. November 15, 2023 0

By: Elbie Sebleh & Jackson C. Clay, Jr. Claim: Martin K.N. Kollie said on Facebook, “This is...

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True! NEC Temporary workers did not have FRR at St. Paul Lutheran School, Kakata Polling Centre

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True! NEC Temporary workers did not have FRR at St. Paul Lutheran School, Kakata Polling Centre

Jackson C. Clay Jr. November 15, 2023 0

Claim: “The NEC workers at St. Paul Lutheran campus in Kakata, with Center Code 24113, tell voters...

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