Fact-Check Centre

FCC is a youth led Non-Governmental organization, that seek to work on countering and combating fake news and misinformation in The Gambia.

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

It’s a great pleasure and honor to be here. It has been a year of Fact-Checking, Advocacy, trainings, election monitoring, and countering fake News (Disinformation and Misinformation) in the Gambia and beyond.

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

We are one year already 🎉🎉

Your country’s only Fact-checking organization has served you for a year today.

@Crpd
@CDD
@UNFPA Gambia
@National Youth Council
@Ned

#CounteringDisinformation
#StopFakeNews

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Date: Saturday, 30th July, 2022.
9:30pm - 11:00pm.
Venue: @theuncut101

#LeralGambia
#CounteringDisinformation

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Do you know your information environment? Do you want to understand how fake news spreads and the major perpetrators of fake news in the Gambia?

Join our Twitter Space to learn and understand the fake news ecosystem in the Gambia.

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Fact-Check

Is the list Executive members making rounds on social media about Team Restore Conference true?

@CRPDgm

#StopFakeNews
#CounteringDisinformation

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Fact-Check ⚠️ 📢

Has the price of fuel increased more than 5 times between 2017 and 2022 in the Gambia?

Verdict: TRUE

@CDDWestAfrica
@CRPDgm

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

It's our Boss Lady's birthday 🎉 .

We wish our Co-founder and Programme manager @Sultanaayama a blessed and beautiful birthday. We pray for your well-being and progress.

Thank you for your service rendered to the Nation.

Live on star 🌟 🎊❤

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Fact-check

8 people in police custody for allegedly using waste tyres to smoke cowhides

Verdict: True

@CDDWestAfrica
@CRPDgm

#StopFakeNews

[CDD West Africa @CDDWestAfrica]

#FactCheckAlert
Did Adamu Garba say Boko Haram, Bandits Are Freedom Fighters of Northern Nigeria?

Verdict: False

Read more here: https://t.co/x8lmhi3YhV

@HassanIdayat
@oaaigbe
@daily_trust

#StopFakeNews
#CDDFactCheck

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Fake news Alert 🚨

Is the OIC Coastal-road construction; Turnatable to Airport junction route unusable due to lack of foresight by the people in charge as claimed by Femi Mahoney

Verdict: False

Read more on our https://t.co/c7jIjruWyu

#StopFakeNews

@CDDWestAfrica
@CRPD

[Center for Research and Policy Development @CRPDgm]

Strengthening partnerships is 🔑 to our work.

This week, we met with The National Assembly. Our discussions focused on enhancing partnerships btw the legislative & the CSOs on the functions of parliament.

We strongly believe in the need to enhance partnerships for natl dev.

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

“One impact fact-checking had during the elections was it increase citizens confidence in the electoral process”
@marrnyang1 Speaking on the impact of fact-checking during elections.

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

“Young people should Fact-Check each other in order to battle the high spread of fake news and misinformation amongst the youthful population” @NdegenJ

Speaking on the Role of Young people in mitigating fake news and misinformation in The Gambia

#StopFakeNews

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

“With the kind of information space and how information spreads. Fact-checking is essentially for a pluralist democracy and our democratization process”. @D_Kandeh

@CRPDgm @CDDWestAfrica

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

“Where disinformation is created, it causes deception, when it causes deception it deny citizens the right to information and when that happens, it therefore weakens Democracy” -@JobartehMadi

#StopFakeNews

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

“Fake news and misinformation throws a huge threat to our peace and democracy, therefore, it’s a collective responsibility to fight against the prevalence of fake news in our societies” - @OmarSaibo in his opening statement.

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Congratulations team🙌🏿

[Peace Ambassadors - The Gambia @yapeacegambia]

Hip! hip! hooray🥳🎉🎈!
We are celebrating 21 years of existence today. Follow us through out the day for a reflection of the work we have been doing💃🏾.

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

In our quest to combat fake news and promote the state of fact-checking in The Gambia, Fact-Check Center-The Gambia presents an online discussion with Civil Society Organizations, media personnel, and students on “The Role of Fact-checking in Consolidating Our Democracy”

[Fact-Check Centre @CentreFact]

Fact-check Center The Gambia wishes the Muslim Jumma Eid ul Fitr. May Allah accept all our Du’aa and Fasts.

Have a happy and blessed Eid🙌🏿❤️

[CDD West Africa @CDDWestAfrica]

@biodunbjk11 @COECSO @JibrinIbrahim17 @dubawaNG @SituationRoomNg @CentreFact @inecnigeria @NDI @UKinNigeria @USAIDNigeria A cross-section of participants present on the Day 2 of the 3-day fact-checking training. The participants are representatives of major electoral stakeholders in Ekiti state being trained on the fundamentals and techniques of fact-checking.

#StopFakeNews
#EkitiDecides2022