Claim: Freedom FM and Spoon FM collaborate to promote former President George Weah's agenda.
Verdict: Misleading
Full Text: On August 16, 2025, Punch TV Live, a Liberian media institution, published a claim alleging that Freedom FM announced a collaboration with Spoon TV Live specifically designed to promote former President George Weah's political agenda.
The post, made by Punch TV Live—owned by Patrick Honnah, former Deputy Director for Broadcasting at the Liberia Broadcasting System and current Commissioner at the Liberia Telecommunications Authority—garnered significant public attention, generating over 90 reactions, 3 shares, and 134 comments.
Verification: To verify this claim, our fact-checking team reached out directly to Kyne Oliver Kyne, General Manager of Freedom FM, via WhatsApp for clarification.
Kyne denied the claim, stating, "There is a proposal to collaborate on many fronts as media entities, but not for the reason stipulated by Punch FM. Freedom Radio has been championing authentic, balanced, and objective reporting. We do not promote the agenda of any politician, but the truth!"
Our team conducted a thorough review of Freedom FM's official Facebook page to locate the post referenced by Punch TV Live. We found the collaboration announcement, which simply stated, "Coming soon, Freedom and Spoon collaboration reloaded."
Notably, the original post contained no mention of any political agenda or former President Weah.
Our fact-checking team reached out to Punch TV Live via Facebook Messenger seeking further clarification on their claim. They responded with "Will revert soon," but failed to provide additional information despite acknowledging our follow-up messages. We remain open to updating this story should they provide a substantive response.
Conclusion: Based on direct communication with Freedom FM's general manager and examination of the original social media posts, we conclude that Punch TV Live's claim is misleading.
The evidence shows that Freedom FM's general manager explicitly denied any political motivation behind the collaboration; the original Freedom FM post contained no reference to promoting any political agenda, and no evidence supports the specific claim that the collaboration aims to promote former President Weah's agenda.
