Claim: KMC cannot show any single market, school, or road that it built under Talib Bensouda. Verdict: False. Full Text: The claim by Bakary Badjie, the Minister of Youth and Sports, that the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) under the leadership…
Claim: The Government has disbursed over D90 million to women from the women empowerment funds Verdict: Misleading. The claim by Dr Ismaila Ceesay, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, that the Gambia government has disbursed over D90 million to…
ClaimA TikTok video circulating online claims from an account named “The golden voice” asserts that former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will arrive at the Banjul International Airport on 28 November 2025. The post asserts that a “new date has already…
A message circulating online under the username Mariama Sonko on Facebook, which can be found here, claims to offer laptops at an unreasonable cost of D850, saying that the laptops can be obtained for free if users follow a link…
Verdict: False Full Text A video that has gone viral online, amassing more than 90,000 views on Facebook, claims to show MC Cham Jr and Nenneh Freda Gomez allegedly kissing during the Unite Movement for Change Town Hall Meeting held…
Source: Claim: Essa Faal, politician and lawyer, stated that degrees from the University of The Gambia (UTG) are not recognized globally and that universities in the United Kingdom (UK) do not accept UTG graduates for further studies. Verdict: False…
Source: President Adama Barrow, during his speech on the occasion of the 60th independence celebration Verdict: True Claim: During the 60th Independence Anniversary of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow, in his speech, stated that 203,000 electricity meters have been connected…
Source: President Barrow, during a meeting with Muslim elders on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr Claim: On March 30, 2025, President Adama Barrow, during a meeting with Muslim elders at the State House, claimed that the price of a bag…
Claim: On the 13th of February, 2025, Seedy Njie, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia and Spokesperson of the National People’s Party (NNP), stated in an interview on Kerr Fatou that blood relatives have never contested an…
