Claim: An Instagram user claimed that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) issued a voter’s card to a Senegalese national with the name Adama Boudal. Verdict: False. The shared voter’s card differs from the one the IEC typically issues to voters.…
Claim: A video showing a supporter of the National People’s Party (NPP) questioning the nationality of Talib Bensouda, a Gambian 2026 election candidate. Verdict: Misleading! The video shared by Block TV Gambia is from the 2023 Mayoral and Chairpersonship election…
After an intensive and rigorous selection process involving applications, interviews, and final selection, Yankuba Corr emerged among the 13 fellows from West Africa, chosen to participate in the Kwame KariKari Fact-Checking and OSINT Fellowship 2026. The fellowship, organized by DUBAWA,…
Claim: Saikou Mballow, Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs to the President, claimed that “Yankuba Darboe, the Chairperson of a region, who will come out and say our party, he labelled this thing, and we know where he was going to…
Verdict: False Source: Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe (The Spike Show) Claim Context: In a promotional trailer for The Spike Show posted on Facebook, Ms. Neneh Cheyassin Secka-Kebe, Vice President of GEP-PPP, claimed that “Out of every 1,000 babies born in The…
Introduction The Cybercrime Bill 2023 is a comprehensive piece of legislation designed to regulate and combat the rising issue of cybercrime in the Gambia. In the fast-growing digital age, the advancement of technology and the increasing use of the internet…
Claim: Mai Ahmed Fatty, Leader of the Gambia Moral Congress, asserts that Finland has no term limits. Verdict: False. The assertion by Mai Ahmed Fatty, leader of the opposition Gambia Moral Congress (GMC), that Finland lacks term limits is…
