Claim: A viral list circulating on Facebook featured several top government officials of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) vying for the party’s “flagbearer position” in the forthcoming 2028 presidential election. Verdict: False! The Sierra Leone’s People’s Party’s (SLPP) outgoing national Secretary General, Umaro Napoleon Koroma, Esq., told DUBAWA via phone that the viral …
Weekly Round-Up: Top five claims DUBAWA verified last week
For the latest edition of DUBAWA’s weekly round-up, we covered controversial issues from sport, politics, and health that went viral in Nigeria. We also went beyond Nigeria’s borders to provide context for matters of public interest. Here are some of the claims we fact-checked: Sierra Leonean footballer Momoh I. Kamara won the CAF Young African …



