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 …
False! Pablo Djab is not detained, but granted bail
Claim: The Gambia Leak, an online platform, claimed that Pablo Djabi, a Bissau-Guinean alleged drug trafficker, is roaming freely without facing arrest or detention after being raided by drug enforcement officials in July 2023. Verdict: False. The claim that Pablo Djabi, a Bissau-Guinean alleged drug trafficker, is walking freely on the streets of Gambia without …
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