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Yes, Bai Mahmoud Bangura, the National Organizing Secretary of the APC, was arrested at his residence today (November 29, 2023), by a group of armed OSD officers.
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Yes, Dr Samura Kamara and his running mate, Chernor Maju Bah are being surrounded by armed soldiers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces at their APC party office in Freetown.
SLAJ iVerify fact-checked Global Times’ publication on Monday 3rd July 2023 with the headline “President Bio Leaves for ECOWAS Heads of State Meeting In Guinea Bissau Today”. At the time,
@PresidentBio
hadn't left, he did on Saturday 8th of July, making our fact-check correct.
Yes, the ICC’s request to have a bilateral meeting with H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in the margins of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly debate is true.
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Yes, the USA did call on the Government of Sierra Leone to set up an independent and outside investigation mechanism into the processes of the June 24th 2023 polls.
@UNDPSierraLeone
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Social media commentator Adebayor claims that over 3,000 pupils will not participate in the upcoming
#WASSCE
exams becos of NIN requirements.
The
#SLAJiVerify
has
#factchecked
this content and established that it is False.
NIN is not a requirement for the WASSCE exams in May.
No, the claim that convicted politician and Leader of the Alliance Democratic Party, Mohammed Kamarainba Mansaray has died is Unproven. This story will be updated if new evidence emerges.
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OBITUARY!
We just lost her!!! ESTHER KANNY KARGBO: Station Manager of SLBC Kailahun; former Vice President of SLAJ; former Chairperson of the SLAJ Membership & Credentials Committee, & SLAJ Representative at Statistics Sierra Leone.
R.I.P Sister.
Yes, news on social media that Vice President Juldeh Jalloh’s brother died in a road accident on Friday 21 July has been verified by SLAJ iVerify as True.
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SLAJ President Visits NDI Office in Washington
The parties discussed the NDI-SLAJ combating disinformation in Sierra Leone’s June 2023 elections project and the state of the media in the small West African country ahead of the elections.
@NDI
@USEmbFreetown
@DeMonk75
SLAJ President signs book of condolence @ the BHC in honour of Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth II. Says the late Queen lived a fulfilled life of extraordinary achievements.
@UKinSierraLeone
@LisaJChesney
Yes, the video circulating on social media depicting the North Eastern Resident Minister Mr Abu Abu Koroma saying that he chose to not build in Makeni because Temne people are uncivilized is true.
No, the current US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, David Dale Reimer has not been transferred by the Biden administration because of his involvement in Sierra Leone politics.
@PresidentBio
Yes, the claim that the United States has announced a new visa restriction policy for those believed to be responsible for or complicit in undermining the democratic process in Sierra Leone following the June 2023 elections is true.
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Just performed my civic responsibility SAFUL. The process has been peaceful so far in areas I visited apart from late arrival of materials in some centers. Journalists are doing a fantastic job. Let's do this 4 Mama Salone.
@IrlEmbFreetown
@EUinSierraLeone
@UKinSierraLeone
@NDI
Yes, Sierra Leone’s Minister of State, Office of the Vice President, Manty Tarawalli has been awarded Minister of the Year by the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum.
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Yes, the Sierra Leone Police has extended an invitation to the former President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, requesting his assistance in the ongoing investigations pertaining to the failed coup attempt on November 26.
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Yes, a particular face has been affixed to 2 different names on the lists of fugitives from the Ministry of Information & the Sierra Leone Police. Likewise, this same person appears twice on the wanted list from the police but with different names.
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No, the claim that a monitoring device has been attached to President Julius Maada Bio’s ankle as a result of which his movement is being restricted in the US is false.
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No, the former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma was never invited to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for questioning as claimed in a viral social media video.
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As the
#Elections
in
#SierraLeone
draws closer,
@IRNSalone
have started to broadcast weekly shows focusing on verified elections-related content, media literacy & electoral education. To listen to the shows, please tune into our radio stations every Wednesdays at 8pm.
#iVerify
Yes, ECOWAS, AU and the Commonwealth have on October 16 started a mediation process between the Government of Sierra Leone and the main opposition ( All People’s Congress) Party following the disputed June 24th multi-tier election.
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Yes, a Canadian Journalist who was based in Freetown, Stephen Douglas, passed on at the 34 Military Hospital in Freetown following a heart attack around the Congo Cross police station.
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With the rise in use of internet &
#socialmedia
, there is an increase in the spread of
#fakenews
.
So if you want to request a fact check or get verified news related to upcoming June
#elections
, plz keep following us, our SLAJ Iverify FB page & website:
No, while the old Leone (banknotes) will no longer be used to buy and sell from December 31, 2023, they can still be exchanged with new (redenominated) banknotes from January 1 to March 31, 2024, at any commercial banks and designated agents.
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No, the claim doing rounds on social media that the Carter Center hired the services of APC’s flagbearer, Dr Samura Kamara for the just-concluded multi-tier elections, to lobby funds for them to observe the elections is false.
Yes, the claim that Justice S. O. Taylor has reviewed the bail condition of former President Ernest Bai Koroma to enable him to seek medical care in Nigeria is true.
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Yes, the claim that Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa Michael Heath said that the U.S. government did not request President Bio to halt the announcement of the June 24 election results is true.
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