Claim: a Facebook user shared a photo of an old road stating that it was some section of the 91-kilometer Kiang-Kabada roads project, inaugurated by President Adama Barrow at a ceremony held In Sibito Village, Lower River Region.
Verdict: Misleading. The shared image is AI manipulated, The original image was taken during the inauguration ceremony of the 91 kilometer kiang kabada roads project ceremony held in sibito village, lower river region (LRR).
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Hello Gambia, a Facebook user posted a photo of an old road purported as the newly inaugurated 91 kilometer road in Kiang Kabada roads project ceremony held in Sibito Village, Lower River Region
As of October 26, 2026, the post had 560 likes and 363 comments. While some facebook users believed it to be true, majority questioned its validity.
For example, Amat Joof said, “ Social media users, no matter how much you hate or are eager to hear bad news of others, please verify before commenting on information you have no evidence. Haters nowadays use AI to generate information just to tarnish the image of others.”
Another user, Baboucarr Sanneh, wrote, “Despite the political differences, but he tried on this part. This picture is false even today, I used this road.”
Sam Jallow also wrote, “This is AI edited.”
But Francess Jallow, who seemingly believes the post, asked, “Is this a good road? Chei Barrow.”
Baka Conteh also said “Kick back roads”.
Due to the conflicting comments and the current political atmosphere, Info-Checked conducted this fact-check.
Verification
We conducted a google reverse image search and traced the original image that took place on Saturday, 24th October 2026 when President Barrow inaugurated the 91-kilometer Kiang Kabada roads project at a ceremony held In Sibito Village, Lower River Region
More of this report could be found here and here
Item A is the original photo, while item B is the AI manipulated photo, showing an old road that is not in good condition.
We further subjected the image to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection tool, Ai or Not, and it indicated that it contained 88% Ai elements.
Conclusion
The image of an old road purported as the newly inaugurated 91-kilometer kiang-kataba roads project is AI generated. The original image is from the newly inaugurated roads project in Kiang-kabada but was altered to drive a new narrative. The claim is misleading.
By Yankuba Corr
