Did Donald Trump pardon R. Kelly?
Claim: Social media users here and here claim R&B singer R Kelly has been pardoned by Donald Trump and released from prison. Verdict: Misleading. R. Kelly is still in prison…
Did Ibrahim Traore decline an Oval Office invitation, as claimed by Facebook user?
Claim: A Facebook post claims Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, rejected an invitation to the Oval Office. Verdict: Insufficient evidence. DUBAWA found no news reports on this development from…
Misleading! Matenokay Tingban has not been declared a candidate in the Nimba by-election
Claim: A news media institution claimed that Matenokay Tingban had been declared a candidate in an ensuing Nimba by-election Verdict: Misleading! NEC says it has not declared any candidates for…
False! Supreme Court did not order Liberia’s finance ministry to pay seven suspended lawmakers
Claim: A Liberian journalist claimed that the “Supreme Court ordered Ministry of Finance to pay seven suspended lawmakers.” Verdict: False! The head of public information at the judiciary said the…
Ana Zazzaɓi a Ƙasashen Turai Kuwa?
A ƙasashen Turai, ana zazzaɓi, amma ba irin zazzaɓin da muke fama da shi ba ne a Najeriya, da wasu sassa na ƙasashen Afirka ba. A Najeriya, sauro tana ɗauke…
False! The Bong County Council did not approve $100,000 for bean cultivation
Claim: A Facebook user has alleged that the Bong County Council approved US$100,000 for cultivating beans across the county. Verdict: False! A DUBAWA investigation has revealed that US$100,000 was not…
Ba gidan Wike ne ya kama da wuta ba hotunan kikirarriyar basira ne wato AI ake yadawa
Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da Facebook ya yada labarin da ke cewa matasa sun kone gidan Nyesom Wike dake jihar Rivers. Hukunci: Karya ce! Binciken Dubawa ya gano cewa hotunan…
Inflation: Are corps members allowed to criticise the government?
Full Text National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members are affected by Nigeria’s economic challenges. Various appeals have been made to enhance the welfare of these young individuals, but their monthly…
False! International Investigators didn’t attribute Capitol Building fire to natural causes
Claim: Bryan Harris, a social media user, posted in Liberian Policy Forum, a Facebook group, alleging that the Investigation Report about the Capitol Building fire disaster linked the incident to…
US travel ban claim against Sierra Leone, false
Claim: A Facebook user, Mohamed K. Mansaray, claimed that Sierra Leone has been included in the U.S. list of countries facing a travel ban. He alleged that this was due…