Weekly Round-Up: Top five claims DUBAWA verified last week

For the latest edition of DUBAWA’s weekly round-up, we covered controversial issues that went viral in Nigeria. We also went beyond Nigeria’s borders to provide context for matters of public…

How to report groups, posts promoting commercial surrogacy on Meta platforms

In recent times, online groups promoting commercial surrogacy have been on the rise across social media. This type of content is harmful and often violates Meta’s community standards on platforms…

Wani bidiyo da ke nuna yadda ake ajiyar wake ta hanyar amfani da siminta yaudara ce

Da’awa: Wani bidiyo da ya yadu a shafin WhatsApp ya nuna yadda wasu mutane a arewacin Najeriya ke zuba “siminti” cikin busasshen wake don tattalinsa ko ajiya. Hukunci: YAUDARA CE.…

False! No giant statue exists in New England Ville

Claim: A Facebook post by Born 2 Blog alleged that the New England Ville community in Freetown had decided to build a giant portrait of one of its stakeholders. The…

Five key takeaways from DUBAWA’s report on surrogacy in Nigeria

On Sept. 17, 2025, DUBAWA published an investigation exposing a flourishing surrogacy practice that promotes the exploitation of women in exchange for paltry sums in Nigeria.  The investigation revealed how…

Koluba’s claim about UP government’s $1bn GDP figure false

Claim: Former Assistant Finance Minister Benedict Kolubah claims Unity Party could not move Liberia’s GDP up to 1 billion dollars from 2005 to 2017. Verdict: False.  Evidence shows that Liberia’s…

Second quarter  Inflation figure in Liberia stands at 11.1%, not 13.7%

Claim: Benedict Kolubah said the Central Bank of Liberia’s (CBL) second-quarter report for 2025 placed inflation at 13.7%. Verdict: False. The CBL reported inflation for the second quarter of 2025 …

After DUBAWA’s investigation, Facebook removes Nigerian surrogacy groups 

Facebook has clamped down on surrogacy groups in Nigeria, following DUBAWA’s investigation on how Facebook, misinformation, and legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into the surrogacy ditch. The report, published on…

Did President Boakai Faint During Speech Delivery at UN?

Claim: Jeremiah J. Khalifa Gidden posted in the Costa Show (Facebook group) claiming that Liberia’s President went off while delivering a speech at the United Nations high-level meeting on the…

Gino not sharing airtime, data to celebrate Guiness World Record

Claim: A viral WhatsApp broadcast claims that Gino is offering Nigerians free 10GB data and ₦5,000 airtime to celebrate Hilda Baci’s recent Guinness World Record as the holder of the…

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