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- September 18, 2025
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Organisation électorale en Guinée : rupture et craintes après le remplacement de la CENI par la DGE
Le 14 juin 2025, un décret présidentiel lu à la télévision nationale (44mn 30s) a officialisé la création de la Direction générale des élections (DGE), un nouvel organe chargé de superviser l’ensemble des scrutins en Guinée. Placée sous l’autorité du ministère de l’Administration du territoire et de la Décentralisation, elle remplace la Commission électorale nationale …
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- September 18, 2025
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Viral video of Peter Drury choosing Ronaldo over Messi is AI-generated
Claim: A viral video on social media shows Peter Drury eulogising Cristiano Ronaldo, putting him ahead of Lionel Messi. Verdict: False! Our investigation showed that the video was doctored from an unrelated video when Peter Drury spoke on Hayter’s TV about his journalism career two years ago. The video also has AI content features. Full …
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- September 18, 2025
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Misleading! Sierra Leone not ranked as top five most generous countries
Claim: The Director of Communications at the State House, Myk Berewa, stated that Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sierra Leone were ranked among the top five most generous countries on the World Giving Index 2023. Verdict: False! According to the World Giving Index 2023, Sierra Leone was ranked 23rd. Kenya and Liberia were the only …
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- September 18, 2025
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Viral news article of President Bio endorsing Fortuix Agency, a hoax
Claim: Ioannis Elenis shared a viral news article on Facebook claiming that President Julius Maada Bio has endorsed Fortuix Agency in an interview with Forbes’ Seth Cohen. Verdict: False! DUBAWA’s investigation of the news article showed it lacked credibility. No credible news media reported the story in the country. Based on a website scan on …
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- September 18, 2025
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Is Ebola in Liberia?
Claim: Togar Alexander Bealded posted on Facebook that there is a recent outbreak of Ebola in Liberia. He named River Gee, Nimba, and Maryland as hotspots for the virus. Verdict: False! Upon DUBAWA’s initiation of a fact-check on this claim, the National Public Health of Liberia clarified that there is no current case of Ebola …
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- September 18, 2025
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UDP faces possible implosion ahead of 2026 elections
As the 2026 presidential election approaches, the United Democratic Party (UDP), one of The Gambia’s main opposition parties, grapples with a deepening internal crisis that has led to the resignation of several key executive members. Founded in 1996, the UDP has long been a dominant force in Gambian opposition politics. It contests every election under …
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- September 16, 2025
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Video showing Northern Nigerian farmers preserving beans with cement, misleading
Claim: A video trending on WhatsApp showed some men from Northern Nigeria pouring “cement” onto sun-dried beans for preservation. Verdict: MISLEADING. DUBAWA’s findings revealed that the white substance is calcium carbonate, not cement, as claimed. However, the filler used in the video is also harmful for consumption. Full Text The price of beans surged excessively …
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- September 16, 2025
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Olaxash’s Oshole for internet fraudsters: Eight key takeaways from DUBAWA’s investigation
On September 14, 2025, DUBAWA published an investigation exposing a thriving public trade in spiritual charms that boosts internet fraud in Nigeria. The report mainly exposes how a recent Nigerian graduate, Ogunsona Victoria (Aphrodisiacs by OlaXash), built a lucrative brand on social media by selling charms like Oshole and Ghost Client Soap to internet fraudsters …
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- September 16, 2025
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Intox : il n’existe aucun scandale de près de 8,9 milliards d’euros lié à des agents fictifs au Sénégal
FAIT: Le compte TikTok mohamed, reprenant une séquence d’une émission sur Sunugal24, a publié une vidéo prétendant que 1 169 agents fictifs de la fonction publique sénégalaise ont été débusqués, causant un préjudice de 5 700 milliards de francs CFA, environ 8,69 milliards d’euros. VERDICT: FAUX. Le ministère chargé de la Fonction publique affirme n’avoir …
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- September 16, 2025
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Claim Finland released jailed IPOB leader, Simon Ekpa, false
Claim: Facebook users shared a video claiming that Simon Ekpa was released in Finland. Verdict: False! Simon has not been released. The video shared was first published with the false narrative in June and then recirculated after his sentence in September 2025. Full Text A video depicting Simon Ekpa’s release has been circulating on Facebook …
