CLAIM: What The Gambia’s Tourism Minister, Hamat Nk. Bah said about Brikama Area Council. SOURCE: KERR FATOU FINDINGS During a meeting held at Brikama as part of the President’s “Meet the People Tour” on December 2nd, 2023, Hamat Nk Bah,…
Following the killing of two Police Intervention Unit (PIU) personnel yesterday at the Sukuta/Jabang traffic lights, which left one severely injured and today pronounced death by Health officials at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, it has come to our…
SOURCE What’s On Gambia VERDICT: True FINDINGS: Following the claim posted by what’s on Gambia’s social media platform that “opposition leader Musa Yalli Bachilly was arrested for alleged human trafficking,” sparked different emotions and conversations both online and offline. Following…
CLAIM: “Three Arrested As NPP & APRC ‘NO TO Alliance’ Clashed In Foni.” SOURCE: KERR FATOU VERDICT: TRUE FINDINGS On April 14th, 2023, KERR FATOU- an online media outlet made a claim on Tuesday that “A clash between the National…
Claim: Final Notice from Varun Pulyani Director of WhatsApp and Jim Balsamic CEO of WhatsApp informing users that WhatsApp is sold and will incur charges of 25.00 if not a frequent user. Source: WhatsApp Groups Verdict: False and Deceiving. Findings: WhatsApp, which…
Claim: Gov’t will spend half of the 2023 budget on Mayoral election Source: Voice Newspaper, the Gambia Verdict: Misleading headline On the 16th November, 2002 The Voice Newspaper made a publication with the headline that one Sheikhan Faal has claimed…
CLAIM: 3 UTG STAFF SACKED, IN ‘SEX FOR GRADES SCANDAL’ SOURCE: The Standard VERDICT: MISLEADING FINDING: Following the recent publication of the report on the investigations into the alleged grade alteration / tampering of students at the University of the…
CLAIM: The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and the Senegalese Forces that are stationed in Casamance, the southern part of Senegal were reported to be on standoff on Tuesday morning as border crisis between the two neighboring countries continues in Kombo…
Claim: Did the Standard newspaper misquote the Minister of Defense? Source: Ministry of Defense Verdict: False Findings On March 30, 2023, the Standard newspaper reported that the Defense Minister of the Gambia, while answering oral questions from the National Assembly…
