Salone Fact-Checker

23/11/2023

Funded by European Union in Sierra Leone , the Salone Fact-Checker , SLAJ Iverify and Media Reform Coordinating Group collaborated to roll out a fact checking training for 30 journalists and six influencers.

31/10/2023

Not everything we see online is true.

❌ Don't share rumours.
✅ Choose content from reliable sources.

This Global Media and Information Literacy Week is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of verifying facts before sharing content online. More from UNESCO:

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023

30/10/2023

Surfing the digital waves has its twists and turns! From cyber-privacy riddles to content overload, it's easy to feel lost in this vast online world. Media and information literacy can help us ride the tech tide safely! explains how: https://on.unesco.org/3VcGmBI

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023

12/10/2023

Our new Media Monitor Isata Kpukumu joins the Ministry of Health and partners on a rumour management training workshop. . She is now well-equipped to play a crucial role in ensuring accurate and reliable information reaches the public, especially during times of public health crises.
World Health Organization (WHO)

05/10/2023

01/10/2023

If you’ve spent more than a few minutes on the internet, you understand the feeling (pain) of being inundated with a lifetime’s worth of information in a matter of seconds — not all factual or dependable.
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/media-literacy/2023/what-is-click-restraint/?fbclid=IwAR0ZOd4gLiynzUb5WETF7t9beWhLFjTmA9Tjxbh5Y7g5HE9eTOxSAEO17fA

Hold back on clicking through search results until you find you find a promising source (and avoid ads and sponsored posts)

01/10/2023

Poynter

21/09/2023

Five letters. One word. On , all we want is...
Peace

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11/09/2023

Happy birthday Boss Lady! Our swagger 5 Star General

11/09/2023

The Salone Fact-Checker now has a dedicated website

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23/06/2023

Interesting times for fake news factories!

The Ministry of Trade was quick to rebut the trending news on the petroleum prices

*IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE*

The general public is advised to discard a fake notice indicating an increase in the pump price of petroleum products in the country.

There is no such increase now and in the foreseeable future. The notice is a mischievous creation from opposition party operatives who are desperate to smear the image of the government on the eve of elections.

*From The Ministry of Trade and Industry*

22/06/2023

For those of you who shared the Mayors video yesterday..
Be Media Information Literate !

Even trusted sources must be fact checked!

22/06/2023

Think before you share any information you receive !
Do not share before verifying !

17/06/2023

We are collaborating with the Cyber Security Coordination Center to educate the public about , and tribal motivated in the lead up to the June 24 multi tier elections.

17/06/2023

Its 7 days to elections and the disinformation machinery is hard at work

“Please disregard this false, fake press release. This is NOT from nor from the ”

06/05/2023

Did you miss the "Uman Political Barray" broadcast on your local radio station?

The 'Uman political barray' is a product of the project "2023 Elections: Enhancing the capacity of female journalists in community radio to address policy issues on SGBV."

The broadcasts were produced by 25 female journalists to promote the discourse on women in elections and violence against women in elections. These journalists received training from Gender and Elections and Media Information Literacy experts. With thanks to the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC) of UNESCO.

Click on this link to listen to the podcasts.

"Uman Political Barray" is a product of the project "2023 Elections: Enhancing the capacity of female journalists in community radio to address policy issues on SGBV." The broadcasts were produced in collaboration with 25 female radio broadcasters through the Sierra Leone Association of Women in Jou...

21/04/2023

Eid Mubarak!

Deepfakes are machine-generated imagery that change faces, bodies or voices, making people appear to do and say things that they never did or said.

31/03/2023

A conversation on 2023 General Elections: Combating Fake News with Media Literacy: Lessons from the Truth Team

30/03/2023

Meet our expert speaker for our factchecking event on Friday 31st March 2023 at 10 a.m GMT

Join us as we go live !

Adenike Aloba is the Program Director of The Interactive Initiative for Social Impact (IISI), a civic technology organisation using interactive media and technology to influence practices and policies that empower vulnerable and underserved groups. She is the immediate past Managing Editor for Dataphyte, the data journalism program of IISI, pioneering data journalism as an accountability tool in Nigeria, transmitting socioeconomic data into actionable data-driven insights that help citizens and policymakers make informed decisions.

30/03/2023

Join us live tomorrow at 10:00 am GMT

29/03/2023

Meet one of our Truth Team Members

Abdul Aziz Samura is an investigative journalist working with the Standard Times Newspaper.

Samura has vast experience in the media and tourism industry. He worked at the Sierra Leone National Museum as a Tour Guide and served as a night auditor and receptionist at CATCO International Hotel.

29/03/2023

Meet one of our Truth Team Members

Ndeamoh Mansaray is a Journalist in Sierra Leone. She has a specific interest in the empowerment of women and girls due to her long term work on issues surrounding them. She currently works for Media Matters for Women, a Non Governmental Organisation that targets women and girls in last mile communities in Sierra Leone with vital information to help them make informed decisions.

29/03/2023

Meet the Editor of the Truth Team

Tamba Tengbeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience in development communications, mentoring, and a trained Fact-Checker.

He has a background in behaviour change and health communications approaches including Project Management skills.

He works as the Communications and Advocacy Specialist at the Regional Rice Value Chain Project in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and formally served as Project Coordinator at the Initiatives for Media Development (IMdev).

Tamba was also the former Managing Editor of the Peak Newspaper and former Liaison Officer at Action Against Hunger. He has worked as a Journalist\Producer at Cotton Tree News (CTN), Democrat Newspaper, and Skyy radio among others. He also pitched stories for reputable international news outlets including IPC South Africa, the Guardian and Journalism Fund.

Tamba holds a BA Honors degree and Diploma in Mass Communication from Fourah Bay College –University of Sierra Leone and certificates in project management and health communications. He is also currently, pursing an MBA in Project Management at the DPU University in India.

He is also the President of the Agricultural Network of Journalists of Sierra Leone.

22/03/2023

Hi Friends

We promised that you will hear first hand from the Truth Team on lessons learnt during the most recent fact checking series.

Adenike Aloba has also agreed to join us. She is the Program Director of The Interactive Initiative for Social Impact (IISI), a civic technology organisation using interactive media and technology to influence practices and policies that empower vulnerable and underserved groups. She is the immediate past Managing Editor for Dataphyte, the data journalism program of IISI, pioneering data journalism as an accountability tool in Nigeria, transmitting socioeconomic data into actionable data-driven insights that help citizens and policymakers make informed decisions.

Join us live on Friday 31st March 2023 or meet us at the American Corner on Bathurst Street Freetown at 10 :00 a.m GMT prompt .

The host Olushola is a Media Information Literacy Giant and has worked with UNESCO for several years on access to information, media information literacy and safety of Journalists.

Its a 2 hour event you won't regret. Pencil your calenders!

Be

With kinds regards
Yeama Sarah Thompson
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11/03/2023

Did you miss this?

The European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone has taken note of an intervention of the Hon. Member of Parliament, Emerson Lamina, in the framework of a meeting

08/03/2023

Encouraging you to register Now!

⁉️Are you registered for our Empowering the Truth Global Summit yet? We just announced new sessions! Every Thursday in March, you’ll get to attend trainings focusing on making reliable facts go viral. You’ll even be able to receive funding & mentorship for your own project: https://buff.ly/3K9j9gA

08/03/2023

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We will be live tonight at 8 p.m GMT

07/03/2023

Meet Member Of Parliament for 037 Constituency, North Region , Honourable Zainab Tarawally

She is one of our expert speakers scheduled for the conversation on and

She holds a Master in Public Administration B.ed, HND, OND, Certificate

She is a strong advocate, believes in accountability and passionate about issues affecting her people such as Health facilities, pipe-bore water issues affecting women, youth and children which she believes can be address as she being their representative through empowerment of women by effective use of resources available; stronger and beneficial international relationship and better employment opportunities for the entire Sierra Leonean populace. She believes in the ideology of the All people’s Congress party (APC) and contested for the Member of Parliament for Constituency 037 Bombali District Northern Region under the umbrella of the (APC) in March 2018. She eventually won the election even though she faced many challenges from her male competitors.

Honourable Catherine Zainab Tarawally always advocate for accountability and respect others opinions which the leaders of Parliament respected well and for such reason appointed her as the deputy chairman for the human rights committee in the house of Parliament. She is also a Member of two other Committees; fisheries and marine resources committee and the local government and rural development committee.

Honourable Catherine Zainab Tarawally has identified Drainage and road construction, Pipe-bore water, Electricity, Health Facilities especially for pregnant women and children, Youth empowerment as major constituency needs for her people. To address these challenges, she has been working to ensure better legislations and oversight done for effective and efficient service delivery to her people and to the people of Sierra Leone.

07/03/2023

It will be a great honour to host one of finest and eloquent during the conversation on and

Hon. Dr. Bernadette Lahai has served on several political and leadership platforms.

We will attempt to list a few:

1. Former Minority Leader of the Sierra Leone People 's party and Member of Parliament

2. A champion for the Gender Equality Act of 2022 and other Gender related Acts.

3. A 3-term MP in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament.

4. Former Vice President, Pan African Parliament

5. President, Women Shadow Parliament-Sierra Leone

6. Co-CEO, Mohamed and Bernadette Lahai Foundation for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

She is also a Gender Activist, belonging to many women's and human rights organisations.

Honourable Dr. Bernadette Lahai is Agriculturist by profession and a practicing farmer. She is married with two daughters, both Economists.

07/03/2023

Meet one of our expert speakers for the conversation on and

Ms. Leah Wambura Kimathi is a social researcher and activist with a deep interest in governing the state in Africa, elections, peace and security. She has a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years working in various African countries with both state and non-state actors.

Her portfolio includes programs’ design and implementation, applied research, policy advisory, organizational capacity development, curriculum design and training of civilians, police and military personnel for peace support operations among other engagements. Currently, she is the National Convener of the Peace Actors’ Forum and a founder member of the Council for Responsible Social Media in Kenya. She is also an electoral security consultant in Africa with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). Ms. Kimathi is a Claude Ake Scholar.

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07/03/2023

Meet our moderator for the conversation on and

Hannah Foullah is a household name in Sierra Leone. She has over twenty years of broadcasting experience which started when she took a holiday job at the State Broadcaster in 1992. She was a presenter of several radio shows at the time and when the television service of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service was revitalized , she was cast as the first announcer for the maiden broadcast. She became a master at multi-tasking when she gained admission at the Faculty of Arts at the Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone and had to work part time in radio and television at the then SLBS.

Hannah Foullah again distinguished herself as the only female in the team of three to operate the so called “Pirate” radio station , 98.1FM during the reign of the AFRC military junta in Sierra Leone. The station was later named, Radio Democracy 98.1 FM Democracy. She managed the broadcasting wing of the station for 5 years. She left Radio Democracy to further put to use her communications skills in the Banking sector. She served Ecobank Sierra Leone as the Head, of Brand, Communications and Marketing until recently when she was given a new responsibilty to manage the Public Sector and Digital Sales portfolio. Hannah Foullah is the designer behind the accessories and décor brand , SHEPOR. She loves animals, has a fierce passion for women and girls issues and the development of Africa and especially Sierra Leone.

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07/03/2023

Meet one of our expert speakers for the conversation on News and

Caroline Anipah is the Deputy Director of the Fact-checking Verification and Media Literacy Practice at the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), which houses the fact-checking organization, Dubawa . Before her current role, Caroline was Country Representative and Africa Expansion Lead (roles she still plays), Programme Officer and Editor at Dubawa.

She joined the Centre in 2019 as Research Analyst and has since led the establishment of Dubawa in Ghana and the Centre’s subsequent expansion into Anglophone West Africa.

Caroline has a Master of Philosophy degree (MPhil) in Communication Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon. She is also an alumnus of Transparency International School on Integrity, a 2021 Fellow at the African Academy for Open Source Investigation, and a Digital Sherlock, having completed Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensics Lab’s 360/Digital Sherlocks program.

She previously worked at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and with several national and international research agencies, including the Ghana Statistical Service.

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07/03/2023

Join us tomorrow on at 8 GMT

And interact with Women in politics and misinformation and disinformation experts

Moderatored by Hannah Foullah

Speakers
Bernadette Lahai
Zainab Tarawally
Kimathi
Caroline Anipah

With thanks to funding from U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone

28/02/2023

Watch this space for a conversation on fake news and women in politics!

With thanks to funding from U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone

27/02/2023

Facts are about truth. Truth is about trust. And without facts, truth and trust, there is no democracy. Join Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize winner and UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize laureate, and many more as we work together to build an .

Learn more here: http://on.unesco.org/3OzyWFI

Based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 2005 Convention ultimately provides a new framework for informed, transparent and parti

23/02/2023

We must not allow the technological revolution to deprive us of human rights, freedom of expression and democracy. The digital space should empower us to communicate, create and transform the world. However, the prevalence of disinformation and hate speech online is limiting the incredible power of digital platforms to provide boundless access to information. By creating guidelines to regulate digital platforms, we can shape an internet we trust. It's time to come together, to think and to act for our future. It is time to build an !
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Based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 2005 Convention ultimately provides a new framework for informed, transparent and parti

22/02/2023

In today's digital age, we are constantly bombarded with information, but not all of it is true. Gendered disinformation perpetuates false stereotypes about gender roles, identity & behaviour. Digital platforms must be regulated! Learn more about the work UNESCO will be doing at the conference:

Based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 2005 Convention ultimately provides a new framework for informed, transparent and parti

22/02/2023

The internet has brought us amazing advances, but it can also be a source of harm. So how can we use it responsibly? By fact-checking, verifying sources, and working together to combat misinformation. It's time to build an :

Based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 2005 Convention ultimately provides a new framework for informed, transparent and parti