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- August 10, 2025
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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…
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- August 10, 2025
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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…
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- August 8, 2025
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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!…
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- August 8, 2025
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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…
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- August 8, 2025
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Shin sakin ruwan Lagdo Dam shi ya jawo ambaliya ta baya-bayan nan a Najeriya?
Da’awa: A kwai masu amfani da shafin Facebook da dama da suka yi da’awa claimed cewa bayan bude dam din Lagdo an samu ambaliyar ruwa a wasu yankuna na Najeriya.…
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- August 8, 2025
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False! No reduction of infant mortality rates to 60% in Sierra Leone
Claim: The Presidential Spokesperson, Alpha Khan, claimed in a viral video that the infant mortality rate in Sierra Leone has dropped to 60% since 2018 under President Bio’s administration. Verdict:…
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- August 8, 2025
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Shin a doka ya halasta wanda ya mutu ya hana matarsa sake aure don tana son samun gado a Najeriya?
A baya-bayan nan wasu labarai (news circulated) sun karade shafukan sada zumunta cewa Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu tsohon shugaban kungiyar al’ummar Ohanaeze Ndigbo da ya rasu, ya bar wasiya cewa haramun ne…
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- August 8, 2025
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Guinée : les principaux changements proposés dans la future Constitution
Le 21 septembre 2025, les Guinéens seront appelés à se prononcer par référendum sur l’avant-projet de nouvelle Constitution, rédigé par le Conseil National de la Transition (CNT). Ce texte, présenté…
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- August 7, 2025
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President Barrow’s comment on “selling The Gambia” taken out of context
Claim: TikTok user Marwan Leigh shared a video claiming President Adama Barrow said he would sell the Gambia. Verdict: False! Although President Adama Barrow said, “We will sell the Gambia,”…
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- August 7, 2025
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Candidature du Chef de l’Etat Alassane Ouattara à la présidentielle de 2025, une vidéo de 2020 entretient le flou
FAIT : Une vidéo d’environ vingt secondes, diffusée sur TikTok par « portedafrique0 », montre le Président ivoirien, Alassane Ouattara, déclarer qu’il ne sera pas candidat à l’élection présidentielle. Dans cet extrait,…
