A viral photo showing Kanifing Mayor Talib Bensouda and Councillor MC Cham Jr. appearing to kiss is digitally manipulated. The image, shared by a pro-NPP Facebook page, misled dozens of users who believed it was genuine. Using Google Images and TinEye, Malagen Media Monitoring traced the original photo to 2023, proving it had been altered.
Malagen verified Prof. Yerro Mballow’s claim that a kilogram of rice costs 78 dalasi and found it false. Market checks show prices range between 50 and 72 dalasi in Kombo and 70 to 125 in Basse.
Malagen Media Monitoring flags remarks by UDP North Bank chairman Sainey Sabally warning against “foreigners” voting, highlighting the risk of xenophobic tensions and declining trust in the electoral process ahead of the 2026 elections.
Malagen has flagged a pro-NPP Facebook page for sharing a xenophobic post accusing KMC Mayor Talib Bensouda of being backed by “Moroccan relatives” a narrative that fuels ethnic hostility and distorts political competition.
Malagen flagged the comment because it frames political rivalry in tribal terms, a rhetoric that risks stirring hostility between ethnic groups and encouraging voters to align along tribal lines ahead of the 2026 presidential election.
Malagen finds that the Ministry of Youth and Sports flouted procurement laws by awarding over D245 million in stadium contracts without open tender. The breach, revealed in the 2023 audit report, exposes serious lapses in transparency and accountability.
Malagen verified that The Gambia’s poverty level is 53.4% — not 60% as claimed by Nenneh Cheyassin Secka on Sunu Reew.
Despite constitutional rights, peaceful protests in The Gambia are repeatedly met with police crackdowns, contradicting President Barrow’s claims.
His death comes amid a string of violent clashes between security forces and civilians despite the government’s post-2017 “Never Again” promise and stalled security sector reforms.
We find that key institutions remain unestablished, TRRC recommendations are only partially implemented, and the continued arrests of peaceful protesters and journalists reveal a significant gap between government claims and reality.
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