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Liberia elections glossary: 10 terms you need to be familiar with as political campaign starts 

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Liberia elections glossary: 10 terms you need to be familiar with as political campaign starts 

Jackson C. Clay Jr. August 10, 2023 0

The race to the Liberia Executive mansion has formally gotten underway, with political campaigns officially declared open...

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Misleading! Viral ECSL document not disaggregated election result

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Misleading! Viral ECSL document not disaggregated election result

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay July 14, 2023 0

Claim: Several users have shared a document on WhatsApp from the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL),...

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False! All Liberian Party not fielding presidential ticket in October

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False! All Liberian Party not fielding presidential ticket in October

Jackson C. Clay Jr. July 6, 2023 0

Claim: A viral flier on social media (Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger groups) has named Henry P Costa...

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U.S. Embassy dissociates itself from viral tweet about Sierra Leone election

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U.S. Embassy dissociates itself from viral tweet about Sierra Leone election

Fayia J. Moseray July 3, 2023 0

Claim: The Government of the United States of America and the U.S. Embassy in Freetown will not...

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The controversial 60% budget cut for Liberia’s October elections and matters arising

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The controversial 60% budget cut for Liberia’s October elections and matters arising

Gloria Wleh July 3, 2023 0

With barely four months to go for the people of Liberia to go to the polls, a...

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Viral EU Press Release, FAKE

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Viral EU Press Release, FAKE

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay July 2, 2023 0

Claim: EU EOM has legally endorsed President Bio as the elected leader of the Republic of Sierra...

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Viral press statement on Kamara conceding defeat, false!

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Viral press statement on Kamara conceding defeat, false!

Ibrahim Joenal Sesay June 27, 2023 0

Claim: The APC leader Samura Kamara in a viral press statement, has conceded defeat to the incumbent...

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Viral press statement on “regime change” not from National Election Watch

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Viral press statement on “regime change” not from National Election Watch

Fayia J. Moseray June 27, 2023 0

A press statement has gone viral on social media, supposedly coming from the National Election Watch (NEW),...

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True! Tear gas canisters fired into APC’s building

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True! Tear gas canisters fired into APC’s building

Fayia J. Moseray June 27, 2023 0

A viral tweet by “We Yone Newspaper” alleges that the Headquarters of the main opposition party —...

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Viral AYV Newspaper headline on Dr Kamara as president-elect, doctored

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Viral AYV Newspaper headline on Dr Kamara as president-elect, doctored

Dubawa June 26, 2023 0

CLAIM: A supposed front page of a popular newspaper in Sierra Leone, AYV Newspaper, has gone viral...

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