Fact Checks

Summary: Aloysius Howe, former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah’s Special Assistant, claimed that the Monrovia Vocational Training Center (MVTC) had US$111,476 in the 2022 fiscal budget and US$140,579 in 2023. He also …

Summary: Former Finance Minister Samuel Tweh Jr. recently claimed that under former President George Weah, the trend of poverty declined for more than three years. We have verified his assertion …

In Summary: A video documentary prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs claim that Liberia is home to half of the remaining rainforest in Africa The video documentary was released …

Fact Check Summary: A Liberian based in Paris claimed on OK FM that President Boakai’s administration has borrowed US$2.6 billion since January. We have fact checked his statement and found …

In Summary: The Deputy Gender Minister for Children and Social Protection claimed that children under 15 years constitute 43% of the country’s population and that 63% of the population are …

Summary: Andy Jensen, Executive Director of a Liberian organization, claimed that there are over 300,000 street children in Liberia. We have checked the available statistics and found his statement to …

In summary: The Chair of the Office of the Ombudsman Cllr. Finley Karngar recently claimed during a radio interview that the Head of the Weast Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Liberia …

Summary: Martin K.N. Kollie claimed the Liberian Government Travel policy forbids more than five representatives on any government-funded trip to attend a program outside the country. We have checked his …

Summary: The Chief Executive Officer of the Spoon Network recently claimed on “Spoon Talk” that the government of former President George Weah was the most corrupt government in the history …

In Summary: Mr. Dehpue Zuo, Deputy Finance Minister for Economic Management, claims that the current administration inherited a debt stock of US$2.6 billion.We have reviewed the public debt management report …