{"id":16387,"date":"2023-10-17T14:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=16387"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:41:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:41:37","slug":"false-eu-has-not-issued-liberia-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/false-eu-has-not-issued-liberia-election-results\/","title":{"rendered":"False! EU has not issued Liberia election results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claim: <\/strong>\u201cEU has just sent us 90% of the results\u201d<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>this assertion was found on the official Facebook page of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/groups\/141143199309246\/?multi_permalinks=6933787203378111&amp;ref=share&amp;_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Breakfast Show (TBS)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"625\" data-attachment-id=\"16388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/false-eu-has-not-issued-liberia-election-results\/numbers-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/numbers.jpg?fit=720%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"numbers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/numbers.jpg?fit=720%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/numbers.jpg?resize=720%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16388\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/numbers.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/numbers.jpg?resize=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"55\" data-attachment-id=\"16153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/image-of-the-newly-constructed-roundabout-is-emelogu-aba\/false-4-15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FALSE-4.png?fit=132%2C55&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"132,55\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"FALSE-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FALSE-4.png?fit=132%2C55&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FALSE-4.png?resize=132%2C55\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16153\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Findings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">A viral post on social media (Facebook) claimed that the European Union (EU) has 90% of the results from the just-ended polls conducted on Oct. 10, 2023. This post was widely circulated by individuals believed to be from the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/141143199309246\/?multi_permalinks=6933787203378111&amp;ref=share&amp;_rdc=2&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opposition Unity Party.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">To verify this claim, DUBAWA contacted The Truth Breakfast Show to ask for the source and evidence of the claim but the co-host of the TBS, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/marka.davis.75685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marka Davies<\/a>, said the TBS has no idea about the said post. He explained that the page is open to anyone to post on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers then visited the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/liberia_en?s=104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website of the European Union<\/a> in Liberia but did not find the viral picture with results on it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAWA contacted a member of EU\u2019s media team in Liberia, Jackson Prince Foyofayiah, who told the researchers that the EU Ambassador has already responded to the claim through Front Page Africa newspaper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">According to a news report by <a href=\"https:\/\/frontpageafricaonline.com\/front-slider\/liberia-eu-ambassador-slams-fake-news-purported-90-percent-tally-sheets-making-social-media-rounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Front Page Africa (FPA)<\/a>, the EU ambassador to Liberia, Madam Nona Deprez, described the post as fake and that the EU cannot issue anything of such nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Based on all the research carried out, DUBAWA can state that the claim that EU has sent 90% of Liberia\u2019s just ended polls in favour of main opposition Unity Party is false<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claim: \u201cEU has just sent us 90% of the results\u201d \u2013 this assertion was found on the official Facebook page of the Truth Breakfast Show (TBS) Verdict: False Findings A viral post on social media (Facebook) claimed that the European Union (EU) has 90% of the results from the just-ended polls conducted on Oct. 10, 2023. This post was widely circulated by individuals believed to be from the main opposition Unity Party.&nbsp; To verify this claim, DUBAWA contacted The Truth Breakfast Show to ask for the source and evidence of the claim but the co-host of the TBS, Marka Davies, said the TBS has no idea about the said post. He explained that the page is open to anyone to post on it. The researchers then visited the official website of the European Union in Liberia but did not find the viral picture with results on it.&nbsp; DUBAWA contacted a member of EU\u2019s media team in Liberia, Jackson Prince Foyofayiah, who told the researchers that the EU Ambassador has already responded to the claim through Front Page Africa newspaper.&nbsp; According to a news report by Front Page Africa (FPA), the EU ambassador to Liberia, Madam Nona Deprez, described the post as fake and that the EU cannot issue anything of such nature. Conclusion Based on all the research carried out, DUBAWA can state that the claim that EU has sent 90% of Liberia\u2019s just ended polls in favour of main opposition Unity Party is false<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[437,1571,3812,3815,1960],"tags":[3854,3852],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3849,3532],"class_list":["post-16387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facebook-checks","category-fact-check","category-headline","category-homepage","category-liberia","tag-eu","tag-liberia-election"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-4gj","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3849,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"elbie-t-sebleh","display_name":"Elbie T. 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