Fact Checks

In Summary: Samuel Jackson, a popular Liberian intellectual, claimed in a post that Liberia has the highest life expectancy in the region. We fact-checked this claim by reviewing the WHO …

In Summary: Several social media posts have claimed that the iron ore concentrator inaugurated by ArcelorMittal in Nimba County is the largest in Africa We have checked and found that …

In Summary: Ambulah Mamay, a panelist on Spoon Talk, claimed that the Office of Former First Lady Clar Weah received half a million United States dollars in the 2019/2020 national …

 In Summary: A Facebook user named Karina claimed that former President Weah introduced the biometric National Identification Card We have verified this claim by reviewing the National Identification Registry’s website …

In Summary: Moima Briggs Mensah claimed that for the ‘first-time’, the ECOWAS parliament has a female speaker We have fact-checked the claim by reviewing credible and authoritative sources including the …

In Summary: Recently, claims have been circulating on social media that the Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA) told the Liberian Senate that 3,000 Indians are at Arcelor …

Some Liberians have been under the impression that with the commissioning of ArcelorMittal Liberia’s new iron ore concentrator, this means the company will now begin producing steel locally.

In Summary: The Acting Director General of the National Fishery and Aquaculture Authority of Liberia claims that “Presently, Liberia suffers from what we call pre-identification of the European Union yellow …

Sinoe County Senator Cryton Duncan claims during a radio interview that Liberia contributed 7.8 tons of gold to the world market in 2024. We fact-checked his claim by reviewing the …

In Summary Moriah Yeakula-Korkpor claimed Liberia has a 79 to 80% U.S. visa refusal rate, among the highest globally. We have verified this claim by reviewing the U.S. State Department …