FactSpace Gambia

12/09/2023

Claim: Finance Minister of Gabon accosted while fleeing the country with a stash of money after coup d’état

Verdict: FALSE

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A video showing a group of men accosting an elderly man and forcing open 4 travelling bags in the bucket of his pickup truck, full of cash, is being widely circulated on X/Twitter.

11/09/2023

A viral phishing link claiming to offer money to survey participants is a SCAM

The link which comes with a display of UNICEF's logo claims that participants will receive a reward of GH¢ 9,368 after sharing their biodata as part of a survey.

Read more: https://ghanafact.com/2023/09/hoax-unicef-is-not-offering-money-to-survey-participants/

07/08/2023

What kinds of information are you seeing online about the fallouts since the coup in Niger?

Read our fact-check of the viral claim that Algeria has declared support for the coup in Niger.

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Multiple social media users and some online news platforms have shared a viral claim suggesting the government of Algeria has declared support for the Coup d’état in Niger.

22/06/2023

On social media, not everything you see is real.

Be on the lookout for altered videos and synthetic video content.

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A photorealistic animated short video clip of the Russian President, Vladamir Putin, splitting wood and handing over the chopped wood to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, is being widely shared on multiple social media platforms, including YouTube, Twitter and messaging app ....

14/06/2023

Multiple posts on social media suggest Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni is dead.

The claim has generated hundreds of interactions on social media. But our checks show the claim is FALSE.

Multiple posts on social media suggest Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni is dead.

25/10/2022

Openness and transparency are key ingredients to building accountability and trust.

Bureau régional de l'Unesco à Dakar

24/10/2022

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19/10/2022

For The Gambia Our Homeland...

Bureau régional de l'Unesco à Dakar

17/10/2022

Our Future, Our Choice.

Gambian youth choose peace and development.
Bureau régional de l'Unesco à Dakar

12/10/2022

🚨There is a fine line between free speech and hate speech🚨

Free speech encourages debate whereas hate speech incites violence and undermines social cohesion.

Bureau régional de l'Unesco à Dakar

12/10/2022

👨🏾‍🤝‍👨🏿 Gender equality means healthy coexistence between men and women, not a competition.

Bureau régional de l'Unesco à Dakar

10/10/2022

📢Kindly verify before you share information on social media.

Bureau régional de l'Unesco à Dakar

10/10/2022

One People, One Nation, One Destiny.

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24/08/2022

In 2021, declared a “public health emergency” after nine cases of poliovirus were confirmed.

The disease mainly affects children under age 5. But anyone of any age who is unvaccinated can contract the disease as well.

Find out more here 👉
https://gambiafactspace.com/2022/08/factsheet-polio-vaccines-and-what-you-need-to-know/

Poliomyelitis popularly known as polio is a crippling disease that results from infection with any one of the three related poliovirus types – P1, P2, and P3. The disease mainly affects children under age 5. But anyone of any age who is unvaccinated can contract the disease as well. With no cure, ...

28/07/2022

"For The Gambia, our homeland,
We strive and work and pray,
That all may live in unity,
Freedom and peace each day."

on hand to capture the messages shared by young people as they speak up against hate speech and call for tolerance.

28/07/2022

Young leaders in the Gambia from diverse backgrounds were in one room working to integrate MIL into their organization policies and strategies.

We expect some very compelling outcomes from this exercise.

22/06/2022

It is a global gathering of fact-checkers.

is the platform serving as a melting pot of ideas from stakeholders working to fight information disorder.

Our team is in Oslo and it is exciting.

09/04/2022

Spot counting is where all the ballots cast will be counted and known on election day at every polling station.

Some viral videos claim the election management body, IEC will stop spot counting in some unnamed polling stations.

The claim is FALSE.

09/04/2022

We're at a crucial stage in the election process where voting has ended and ballots would soon be counted.

This is when bad actors would want to inflame passions by publishing false claims. Here are quick ways to spot the fake.

09/04/2022

A viral picture of a ballot drum with the picture of President Barrow is being used to discredit the ongoing National Assembly election.

FACT-CHECK
We reached out to the election management body, IEC and 2 different local election observer groups - CSO Coalition on Elections and Gambia Participates - and found the claim to be FALSE.

09/04/2022

Not everything you see on social media is true.

FactSpace Gambia and Malagen have deployed a team of fact-checkers to help tackle election mis/disinformation.

You can alert us when you see suspicious claims online.

09/04/2022

Gambians are going to the polls today to elect National Assembly representatives across 53 constituencies.

This comes 4 months after the Presidential elections.

04/04/2022

International Fact-Checking Network will be hosting talks in celebration of International Fact-Checking Day.

Today's talk will highlight “What happens when fact-checkers join forces. Lessons learned from .”

Do well to join at 1-2 p.m GMT.

Register here > https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_io1TJsJqRj-cz8oL7gHPRg

23/03/2022

"Some say it [COVID-19 vaccine] will shorten your life span, which is not correct. I'm here and I'm vaccinated...There is no problem with me," Cameroonian MP - Mbongyor Naomi Nganda said.

21/03/2022

"It's very important that people are aware that the virus is still out there and it can cause harm," MP Stephen Doughty said.

15/03/2022

"I have taken my jabs, the first and second. I'm going for the booster...the disease is real," Ghanaian MP Stephen Jalulah said.

Vaccines save millions of lives each year.

15/03/2022

"I know my own daughter got COVID-19. So it exists," Ghanaian MP Edward Bawa warns Coronavirus Skeptics.

Continue respecting the COVID-19 protocols and get vaccinated when it gets to your turn.

14/03/2022

COVID-19 vaccines do not make men impotent and women barren.

MP Omar Darboe joins the fight against COVID-19 misinformation.