Claim: A viral TikTok video claims that US President Donald Trump called Gambia the best country in Africa. Verdict: False! The viral TikTok video of President Donald Trump addressing The Gambia as the best country in Africa, is AI-manipulated. Full…
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…
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…
Claim: Hon. Kebba Lang Fofana, Nominated National Assembly Member (MP), claimed that “The people you will find there are political party leaders.” Verdict: Misleading Full Text: On Wednesday, 1st April 2026, speaking on the floor of the National Assembly Chambers…
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…
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…
