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24/06/2025

Are you curious about President Julius Maada Bio's new role? Dive into the facts and explore whether he is indeed the first Sierra Leonean to chair ECOWAS. Check it out here: https://wix.to/lIsnNNN

20/02/2025

US Notifies Sierra Leone Government of Planned Deportation of 11 Individuals

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Claim: The United States has informed the Government of Sierra Leone of its intention to deport 11 individuals believed to be Sierra Leonean citizens.Verdict TRUEContext: There has been significant public discourse about deportation policies following the swearing-in of Donald Trump as President of....

20/02/2025

Fake Recruitment Alert: No Census Hiring by Statistics Sierra Leone

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Claim: Statistics Sierra Leone has opened recruitment for the 2025 National CensusVerdict: FALSEContext: A widely shared message on social media, particularly WhatsApp, claims that Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has launched a recruitment process for the 2025 national census. The message include...

20/02/2025

SLFA Confirms Mohamed Kallon as Leone Stars Head Coach

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Claim: The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has appointed Mohamed Kallon as the head coach of Leone Stars.Verdict: TRUEContext: After weeks of speculation and widespread rumors on social media, Mohamed Kallon, one of Sierra Leone’s most celebrated footballers and a former captain of the na...

20/02/2025

Government DID NOT Lie About Ambassador’s Recall

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Claim: The Government of Sierra Leone lied about Alimamy Bangura's return to Freetown Verdict: FALSEContext: A claim shared on Facebook accuses the Sierra Leonean government of misleading the public regarding the return of the country’s Ambassador to Guinea, Alimamy Bangura. The post suggests that...

20/02/2025

Fact Check: Official Data Contradicts HIV Claim by Local Newspaper

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Claim: Alarming: 1.1 million Sierra Leoneans are living with HIV.Verdict: FALSEContext: On February 13, 2025, The Spectator Newspaper, a local Sierra Leonean tabloid, published a headline stating that an “Alarming 1.1 Million Sierra Leoneans [are] Living with HIV.” This claim surfaces just two m...

20/02/2025

Fact Check: Are Matters Under Investigation Considered Sub Judice?

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Claim: When matters are under investigation, they are sub judice.

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Claim: When matters are under investigation, they are sub judice.VERDICT: FALSEContext: During an interview with Liberty Online TV, Hon. Alhaji Alpha Kanu, the Presidential Spokesman, claimed that when matters are under investigation, they are sub judice. https://www.facebook.com/LibertyTVOnline/vid...

04/02/2025

False Alarm: No Official Confirmation That 1,563 Sierra Leoneans Face Deportation Under Trump’s New Policy

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While Trump’s administration has historically taken a tough stance on illegal immigration and deportation efforts have increased, there is no credible or official evidence confirming this specific number of Sierra Leoneans facing deportation in 2025.

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04/02/2025

Fact Check: Has Mali Become the First Debt-Free African Country?

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According to FDI Intelligence, citing International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, Mali owed the IMF $479.3 million as of 2024.

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17/01/2025

Kao and LAJ Remain Entertainment and Peace Ambassadors Respectively

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The claim that the government has sacked Kao Denero and LAJ as Entertainment and Peace Ambassadors is FALSE. The letter circulating on social media is a fake document and there is no official confirmation to support the allegation.

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06/01/2025

Ministry's Claim Sparks Bishop’s Rebuttal

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”I feel this statement may have been taken out of context. What I meant was that the people of Sierra Leone are religious and any law passed in parliament must reflect their religious sensibilities,”

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles, President, Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone told Sierra Check

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02/01/2025

False Claim Links Harmattan to Extreme Air Pollution in Sierra Leone

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“It is fake and did not come from the EPA. The same was being shared around the same time last year, and we issued a disclaimer.” Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya, External Relations and Advocacy Manager EPA.

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Claim: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has informed us that the current weather is not Harmattan, but an extreme form of air pollution that is harmful to health.Verdict: FALSEContext: A message widely circulated on social media claims that the current weather is not harmattan, but an extre...