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In this edition, you have Gbarpolu County Senator Konneh's facts about the economy; Did Deputy House Speaker Fallah give out $25,000 for the FLY election? And did the Unity Party increase its votes in 2023 compared to 2017 youtu.be/Yku_MEU0SPc
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November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Quick Check: The images of ex-President George Weah with FIFA's president are partly correct.

Verdict: We checked Gianni Infantino's social media accounts; Infantino posted the clips of the ceremony.
In addition, we contacted FIFA; once they respond, this report will be updated.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Gbarpolu Senator Amara Konneh made several claims; we investigated whether they were true.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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In this version, the stories include: the APM Terminal, a controversial IRISE project; the Ministry of Defence recruitment and Frank Artus piracy claim, etc.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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No proof exists that the Deputy House Speaker gave the FLY Election Commissioners $25,000.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Vice President Jeremiah Koung claimed that the Sirleaf administration secured the funds for the IRISE schools. Following our investigation, we discovered that the claim is incorrect.
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Was The IRISE Project Secured Under Former President Sirleaf?
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October 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Liberian actor Frank Artus claimed that taxes are levied on pirated goods. We checked and read what we found.

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October 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Did you miss the full story? Worry no more, we have done a summary of the stories in simple Liberian English
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October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Alvin Wesseh claimed that Cornelia was the dispatcher of US$25K. We found no evidence of the claim when he was contacted.
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No Evidence To Confirm US$250K Was Dispatched By Deputy Minister Kruah
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October 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Augusta Siah Lafalay represented us at the AfricaCheck summit in Dakar, Senegal. Augusta joined fact-checkers and information integrity experts from across Africa at the #AfricaFactsSummit2025.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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The circulating images are manipulated, and we did not find any proof of the alleged juju for fame practiced by musician S.I.O.
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No evidence that S.I.O Seeks 'Juju' For fame & Money
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September 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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It has been reported that VP Koung has acquired the headquarters of the former collaborating political parties. We determined that the purchase has not yet been completed despite the ongoing discussion.

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Not Yet, VP Koung has not Purchased CPP Headquarters
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September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Although Burkina Faso has declared that all Africans are exempt from the need for a visa, this does not imply that all African citizens must apply for and be granted a visa online.
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Has Burkina Faso's President Issued Visa-free For All Africa Nation?
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September 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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The Nimba County superintendent claimed that the county raised US$1 million, but she did not provide documentation to support the claim.

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No Evidence That Nimba Raised US$1M
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September 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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What are the ArcelorMittal Workers Union CBA Benefits?
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Fact Checking ArcelorMittal Workers Union CBA Benefits
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September 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Margibi Senator is correct when he says that only the Legislature has the authority to impose taxes, but he failed to take into account what the corporation is enforcing.
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McGill's Tax Authority Claim is Accurate, But..
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September 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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FACT-CHECKING IN LIBERIA: How Pidgin Fact-Checks Have Helped Information Verification
Research Title: Fact-Checking in Liberia: A Study of Fact-Checking Using Pidgin Format Researcher(s): The Stage Media-Liberia We’re looking into how pidgin (Koloqua) fact-checks have impacted Liberi...
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September 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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We looked into Deputy Minister Cornelia Kruah's claim. Here is what we discovered.
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Was Minister Cornelia Kruah correct on Political Parties Headquarters in Monrovia claim?
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September 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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We looked into Punch FM's claim that Spoon TV and Freedom FM had signed a collaboration.
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What we established about Freedom FM and Spoon Collaborations
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August 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Boakai, Karnga-Lawrence, and Koon were among the top officials who did not attend the Flag Day celebration on August 24.

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Correct: Top Government Officials Absent from National Flag Day Celebrations
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August 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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We verified that it is correct that the FIA fined casinos LD$16 M.
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True, FIA Imposes L$16 Million Fines on Two Casinos for Violations
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August 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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The assertion that Boakai is to blame for the eviction from the CDC headquarters is false.
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Misleading - CDC Eviction Is Not President Boakai's Decision
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August 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We examine the departing chief justice, Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh.
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Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Youh Bows Out After Decades in Liberia's Judiciary
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August 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Quick Facts: Do you know that in the Nimba District 5 representative bi-election, four of the ten candidates are re-contesting? These four candidates contested in 2023. Among them are three males and a female.
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August 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM