Local Voices Liberia

In this edition of the , we verified if former Assistant Minister for Development Planning at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning claimed that 60.6% (3.4 million) of Liberia’s population is living in poverty.

We also checked whether four out of ten Liberian youths smoke o***m.

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George Lobbo’s Claim is Misleading: Rice Imports Did Not Decrease by 35% in 2025.

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Has the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that Liberia’s economy will grow by 5.5% in 2026.

Fact Checker Anita Kollie reviewed the IMF’s June 2026 staff mission statement. This is what she found. Ministry of Information Ministry of Finance and Development Planning