Fact Checks

In Summary: Former lawmaker Acarous Gray claims that President George Weah, in his final State of the Nation Address in 2023, declared that Liberia would contest unopposed for a non-permanent …

In Summary: A critic of the government claims on Facebook that Liberia exchanged the ECOWAS Chairmanship in return for a UN Security Council seat in July 2023 He asserted that …

In Summary: Liberian activist Martin K. N. Kollie claimed in a Facebook post on May 27 that ArcelorMittal exported 6.4 million metric tons of Liberia’s iron ore and generated US$477.2 …

In Summary: Recently, the Government of Liberia issued a statement condemning comments it claimed were made by Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe We have reviewed the original statement made …

In Summary: Former lawmaker Acarous Moses Gray shared a video on Facebook of President Joseph Boakai at a protest scene, claiming that Mr. Boakai had attended a protest dubbed “Weah …

On May 22, Stanton Witherspoon, lead host of Spoon Talk on Spoon FM/TV, claimed that the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (AREPT) received US$1,050,000 (one million fifty thousand United …

In Summary: Liberia’s Finance Minister claims that debt service was not more than $10 million before he left office in 2012 when he ended his first stint at the Ministry. …

In Summary: The program Officer of the National Food Assistance Agency claims that 47% of Liberians are experiencing food insecurity We fact checked this statement by consulting relevant data from …

Summary: Isaac Doe, a strong supporter of the Congress for Democratic Change, has claimed that the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, for the first time in Liberia’s history, has …

In Summary: Eugene Nagbe, a stalwart of the Congress for Democratic Change, claimed in a Facebook post on May 17 that Liberia’s exchange rate has reached a historic milestone – …