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Guinée : fausse rumeur sur la réapparition de deux acteurs de la société civile en Sierra Leone
FAIT : Une publication sur Facebook, datée du 11 juillet 2025, affirme que Foniké Menguè et Billo Bah, figures du Front National pour la Défense de la Constitution en Guinée (FNDC) disparues depuis juillet 2024, ont été retrouvés vivants en Sierra Leone par la Croix-Rouge locale. VERDICT : FAUX. Le FNDC, par la voix de …
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Old video was recirculated to depict Hushpuppi attending Davido’s wedding
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming Hushpuppi attended Davido’s white wedding. Verdict: Misleading. Although Hushpuppi was with Davido in the video, the occasion was the Afrobeats singer’s brother’s wedding in 2020. Moreover, the Federal Bureau of Prisons reports that Hushpuppi would be released on Mar. 15, 2029. Full Text Popular afrobeats singer, David …
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Viral video showing a list of Nigerians on death row in Saudi Arabia, not recent
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that Saudi Arabia has released the names of Nigerians sentenced to death over drug-related offences. Verdict: Misleading! Reports from credible media outlets revealed that the names mentioned were already sentenced to death in 2019 and not recently, as portrayed. Full Text For decades, ethnic intolerance and disunity …
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Babu hujjar kimiyya kan ikirarin wani malami cewa kashin beraye na warkar da cututtuka
Da’awa: Wani da ya bayyana kansa a matsayin malamin addini, ya yi ikirarin cewa kashin beraye na iya warkar da appendicitis da ƙurajen kai. Hukunci: Karya ne. Babu wani bincike ko madogara ta kimiyya ko binciken lafiya da ya goyi bayan amfani da kashin beraye a matsayin magani. Cikakken Bayani A ranar 4 ga Yuni, …
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Chernoh Bah makes a misleading claim about Bio’s re-election in 2023
Claim: A popular scholar, Chernor Bah, posted a claim on Facebook, alleging that “President Julius Maada Bio continued as President in 2023 without election results.” Verdict! Misleading! According to the 2023 official Presidential elections announced by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), President Bio was re-elected to office after polling more than 55% of …
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Was Tubman of Liberia the only African President to meet the Queen of England?
Claim: Liberian President William V.S. Tubman was the only African President to meet the Queen of England-Dr. Syrulwa Somah on OK FM Verdict: False. Historical records confirm that Queen Elizabeth II met numerous African leaders during her 70-year reign, not only President Tubman of Liberia. Full Text In a recent edition of OK Conversation, Dr. …
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EU, UK revoke Sierra Leonean nationals’ visa privileges over extradition row, false!
Claim: Viral posts on social media suggest that the EU and UK have placed visa sanctions on Sierra Leonean nationals due to the government’s failure to extradite one of Europe’s drug barons, Jos Leijjdekers. Verdict: False! Both Sierra Leone’s Information Minister, Chernor Bah, and the Sierra Leone Embassy in the UK have denied the claim. …
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Round-Up: Spiritual crows, Nigeria’s cancer ranking, others top claims verified this week
Several misinformed claims went viral on social media during the first week of August, misleading the public. DUBAWA’s investigations uncovered the myth about crows heralding witchcraft, a N185,000 Allowance for every Nigerian, Nigeria’s cancer rating and the Federal government banning common packaged foods. Below are some of the trending issues we verified in the last week. …
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Bio’s claim no party in Sierra Leone has won 3 successive elections, misleading
Claim: A Facebook page, Abram Shaku, posted a video of President Julius Maada Bio, claiming that “no political party has ever won three consecutive elections in Sierra Leone.” Verdict: Misleading! According to historic facts published by Sierra Leone Web, the University of Central Arkansas, and Aziza Nigeria, the All People’s Congress (APC) won three elections …
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Javis didn’t visit her former school in Edo State; photos from Sierra Leone
CLAIM: A Facebook page named Jadrolita Fans claims that Jarvis visited her former secondary school in Edo State and gave over 100 students scholarships and ₦200,000 each. VERDICT: False. The pictures used in the post were taken at Methodist Girls High School in Freetown, Sierra Leone, not in Edo State, Nigeria. Also, this is not …
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