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- October 13, 2025
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False! CDC did not inherit 12% inflation rate
Claim: Deputy Finance Minister for Economic Management, Dephue Y. Zuo has alleged that the immediate past administration, Coalition for Democratic Change, met the country’s inflation rate at 12%. Verdict: False! Liberia’s former ruling government did not inherit a 12% inflation rate. In January 2018, when the CDC government assumed power, economic data from the Central …
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- October 12, 2025
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Nigeria’s 2025 tax reform and Putin-Ajaokuta Steel top claims fact-checked last week
Intensifying the fight against misinformation in Nigeria and Africa at large, DUBAWA’s fact-checks last week covered Vladimir Putin’s purported comment about the Ajaokuta Steel company, the new tax laws in Nigeria, and the Liberian government’s alleged cancellation of free WAEC policy for 12th graders, among other topics. The claims checked last week had elements of …
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- October 11, 2025
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Gwamnan Kano ya yi kuskure wajen bayyana sakamakon shekarar ta 2025 na jiharsa a jarrabawar SSCE na cikin gida wadda hukumar NECO ke shiryawa kowace shekara
Da’awa: Gwamnan jihar Kano Abba Yusuf ya yi da’awar cewa daliban da suka rubuta jarrabawar kammala makaranta na SSCE a shekarar 2025 sun fi na kowane jiha nasara. Hukunci: Karya ne. Bayan da ta tantance sakamakon duk jarabawan da akan yi na kammala makaranta SSCE na cikin gida wanda hukumar NECO ke shiryawa, jaridar Premium …
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- October 11, 2025
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Shin Najeriya ce kasa mafi tsadar mai a cikin kasashen masu arzikin man fetur?
Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da Facebook ya yi ikirarin cewa Najeriya ce kasa mafi tsadar mai a cikin kasashen masu arzikin man fetur. Hukunci: Yaudara ce. Binciken DUBAWA ya gano cewa Najeriya ba ita ce mafi tsadar mai ba a cikin kasashen masu arzikin man fetur. Cikakken Bayani Najeriya na daya daga cikin manyan kasashen …
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- October 10, 2025
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CALL FOR APPLICATION: Information disorder, FIMI and the importance of preserving information integrity for bloggers and social media influencers in Monrovia
DUBAWA is excited to announce its upcoming capacity-building workshop for Bloggers, Influencers and Journalists in Liberia, scheduled for November 2025. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, influencers, bloggers and journalists in Liberia are increasingly using their platforms to disseminate a wide range of information. This workshop is a timely intervention designed to equip participants with the …
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- October 10, 2025
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Is education entirely free in government-owned schools in Nigeria?
Claim: An X user, @TemidayoOniosun, recently stated that primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Nigeria is free. Verdict: Misleading! While government-run primary, secondary, and territory schools may not necessarily require payment of tuition fees, students are still charged some compulsory fees without which they are denied access to learning. Full Text On Sept. 15, primary …
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- October 10, 2025
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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 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. Verdict: False! A review of a live video from the United Nations website of the event …
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- October 10, 2025
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Ministry of Youth disowns viral recruitment poster for ‘Casual Workers’ in Kush sensitisation program
Claim: A viral poster circulating on WhatsApp claims that Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Youth is “now hiring casual workers” for a two-week nationwide sensitisation program against the Kush drug epidemic. Verdict: False! The Ministry of Youth Affairs has not issued any such notice. The flyer is fake, and an official from the ministry, Mr Frank …
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- October 10, 2025
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False: Viral video not Nuimi Hakalang Road in Gambia
Claim: Babucarr Bahoum, a Facebook user and a pro-government, posted a video of a road he claims was built by the Barrow government in Gambia. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s investigations of the 34-second video uploaded by Babucarr Bahoum indicated that the road is not Nuimi Hakalang Road, located in Gambia’s north bank region. Evidence gathered from local …
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- October 10, 2025
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An old video of police slapping an arrestee recirculated on social media
Claim: A Facebook page, What’s on Gambia, shared a CCTV video of a police officer slapping an arrestee recently. Verdict: The video captured in a CCTV footage showing a police officer slapping an arrestee is an old video, contrary to social media claims that it’s recent. Full Text What’s On Gambia, a popular online website, …
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