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Claim: Saikou Mballow, Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs to the President, claimed that “Yankuba Darboe, the Chairperson of a region, who will come out and say our party, he labelled this thing, and we know where he was going to Talib that he cannot lead because it’s a Mandinka party.”

Verdict: False & Misleading

Based on the evidence gathered by Info-Checked, the claim made by the Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs to the President, Saikou Mballow, that Yankuba Darboe made a statement and labelled it to Talib that he cannot lead because it’s a Mandinka party, was False and Misleading.

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Claim: 300 Babies Die Out of Every 1,000 Births in The Gambia Due to Lack of Incubators

Source: Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe (The Spike Show)

Verdict: False

Based on the evidence gathered, the claim made by Ms. Neneh Cheyassin Secka-Kebe that 300 babies die out of every 1,000 births in The Gambia due to a lack of incubators is false. The actual neonatal mortality rate is 29 per 1,000 live births, not 300. While neonatal mortality remains a concern in The Gambia, the figure presented in the claim is greatly exaggerated.

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FALSE: 300 Babies Die Out of Every 1,000 Births in The Gambia Due to Lack of Incubators – InfoChecked Photo source: GEP pageVerdict: FalseSource: Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe (The Spike Show)Claim Context:In a promotional trailer for The Spike Show posted on Facebook, Ms. Neneh Cheyassin Secka-Kebe, Vice President of GEP-PPP, claimed that “Out of every 1,000 babies born in The Gambia, 300 die be...