Fact checks
Correct, Liberia has 579 km coastline and 200 exclusive economic zones
On March 30, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai claimed Liberia has 579 kilometers of coastline and 200 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)....
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Fact Check: Correct, Liberia is falling behind Ivory Coast in rubber production
On March 30, the CEO of Jeety Rubber LLC, Upjit Singh Sachdeva, claimed on Spoon Talk that in 1961, Liberia produced and exported 41,000...
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Petroleum Prices Have Surged by Over 20%, Not 4% as Claimed By LPRC Employee
In Summary: Abubakar Corneh of the LPRC has claimed in a Facebook post that Liberia recorded one of the lowest...
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Misleading: Viral Brawl Video Is Not Related to Ramadan Celebration in Liberia
In Summary: A post by a Facebook blog claims a video of a group fight was an incident that occurred...
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Claims Prophet Key Has Been Secretly Released is Misleading
In Summary: Some Facebook users have claimed recently that Justin Oldman Yeazehn, alias Prophet Key, has been released from prison,...
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Fact Check: Viral video claiming Guinean soldiers are entering Liberia is misleading
On March 16, 2026, a Facebook user, Suzan Gbangaye, posted a video claiming that Guinean soldiers were allegedly crossing into Liberia. Gbangaye post...
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Fact Check: Wantoe’s claim Boakai administration has recorded highest post-war rape cases is misleading
On February 23, Wantoe Teah Wantoe, a supporter of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), claimed in a Facebook post that the...
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Fact Check: Do Liberian laws prohibit lawmakers from owning a business?
On March 3, Stanton Witherspoon claimed on the Spoon Talk that lawmakers are forbidden by law from engaging in business. Waterspoon made this claim...
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Was Former Pres. Sirleaf Correct About Number of Female Lawmakers in Rwanda and Liberia
In Summary: Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stated on March 5 that Rwanda has the highest number of female parliamentarians...
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Incorrect, 900,000 People Do Not Have Hearing Problems in Liberia
In Summary: A popular cleric claims that 16 percent of Africa’s population has hearing problems, and when applied to Liberia,...
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