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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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Misleading! Pre-marked ballot papers were not discovered at Tubman High School polling centre

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Misleading! Pre-marked ballot papers were not discovered at Tubman High School polling centre

Jackson C. Clay Jr. November 14, 2023 0

Claim: “Pre-marked ballot papers were identified at Williams V. S. Tubman High School within district #8 with...

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False! Man in viral video, not ECC’s Oscar Bloh

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False! Man in viral video, not ECC’s Oscar Bloh

Laymah Kollie November 14, 2023 0

Claim: The Secretary General of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) on Nov. 10, 2023, posted...

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False! Gongloe didn’t threaten to prosecute Urey for stealing 

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False! Gongloe didn’t threaten to prosecute Urey for stealing 

Laymah Kollie November 14, 2023 0

Claim: Smart News Liberia, an online media Institution, has reported that a former presidential candidate, now an...

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