CLAIM: Did UDP’s Sulayman Sanneh win the Kaiaf Ward By-election with 820 votes as claimed? SOURCE: Lamin Khan Fan… (WhatsApp Page) VERDICT: False FULL TEXT The by-elections of the Kaiaf Ward was scheduled today 10 January 2026 and polls closed…
CLAIM: The governor of LRR, the police commissioner of LRR and the commissioner of immigration of LRR are going around villages in the Kaiaf ward allegedly threatening alkalos to ask their people to vote for the NPP candidate or they…
Claim: Viral post claims a man named Kebba Jatta was arrested at the Banjul International Airport while attempting to hide behind the aircraft tyres before take off Verdict: False Full Text The claim that a man named Kebba Jarra was…
Claim. Bakary Badjie, the Minister of Youth and Sports claimed that no single renovation has ever taken place at the Independence Stadium since it was built in 1983. Verdict: False and Misleading Full TextThe claim made by Bakary Badjie, the…
Claim: KMC cannot show any single market, school, or road that it built under Talib Bensouda. Verdict: False. Full Text: The claim by Bakary Badjie, the Minister of Youth and Sports, that the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) under the leadership…
ClaimA TikTok video circulating online claims from an account named “The golden voice” asserts that former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will arrive at the Banjul International Airport on 28 November 2025. The post asserts that a “new date has already…
Verdict: False Full Text A video that has gone viral online, amassing more than 90,000 views on Facebook, claims to show MC Cham Jr and Nenneh Freda Gomez allegedly kissing during the Unite Movement for Change Town Hall Meeting held…
Source: Claim: Essa Faal, politician and lawyer, stated that degrees from the University of The Gambia (UTG) are not recognized globally and that universities in the United Kingdom (UK) do not accept UTG graduates for further studies. Verdict: False…
Source: President Adama Barrow, during his speech on the occasion of the 60th independence celebration Verdict: True Claim: During the 60th Independence Anniversary of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow, in his speech, stated that 203,000 electricity meters have been connected…
