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No proof exists that the Deputy House Speaker gave the FLY Election Commissioners $25,000.
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Was The IRISE Project Secured Under Former President Sirleaf?

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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Liberian actor Frank Artus claimed that taxes are levied on pirated goods. We checked and read what we found.

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No Evidence To Confirm US$250K Was Dispatched By Deputy Minister Kruah

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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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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No evidence that S.I.O Seeks 'Juju' For fame & Money

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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Not Yet, VP Koung has not Purchased CPP Headquarters

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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Has Burkina Faso's President Issued Visa-free For All Africa Nation?

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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No Evidence That Nimba Raised US$1M

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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Fact Checking ArcelorMittal Workers Union CBA Benefits

What are the ArcelorMittal Workers Union CBA Benefits?
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McGill's Tax Authority Claim is Accurate, But..

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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Was Minister Cornelia Kruah correct on Political Parties Headquarters in Monrovia claim?

We looked into Deputy Minister Cornelia Kruah's claim. Here is what we discovered.
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What we established about Freedom FM and Spoon Collaborations

We looked into Punch FM's claim that Spoon TV and Freedom FM had signed a collaboration.
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Correct: Top Government Officials Absent from National Flag Day Celebrations

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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True, FIA Imposes L$16 Million Fines on Two Casinos for Violations

We verified that it is correct that the FIA fined casinos LD$16 M.
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Misleading - CDC Eviction Is Not President Boakai's Decision

The assertion that Boakai is to blame for the eviction from the CDC headquarters is false.
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Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Youh Bows Out After Decades in Liberia's Judiciary

We examine the departing chief justice, Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh.
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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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Unfortunate Situation!
Criminals broke into our office and stole a variety of valuables, including laptop computers, digital cameras, cash, and external drives.

We notified the police, who are currently investigating.

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Meet the candidates in the Nimba District 5 bi-election.
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No Record Found of $22K Surety in

Titus B. Pakalah claimed that George Obi, commonly known as "Original Japan," a convicted drug trafficker, filed a motion for medical leave backed by a surety of landed properties valued at US$22,000. However, we found his claim misleading.
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A blog post titled 'Rescue Liberia' claimed that the CDC Youth Chair was arrested with a gun; however, we found the claim false.
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Did Armed Officers Invade Truth FM to Arrest Trokon Gray?

We investigated allegations that police attempted to arrest Gray, one of the lead protesters, on July 17.
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Did President Boakai Travel to Lofa County?

A former Montserrado District-8 lawmaker said Boakai went to Lofa to avoid the July 17 protest; see what we found.
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The organizer of the July 17 protest claimed that it was nationwide, but our investigation revealed that he was wrong.
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A former finance minister's aide claimed that suspended officials are still receiving their salaries. Could you read about our findings?
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