SLAJ iVerify has fact-checked the claim that Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Heath said that the U.S. government did not request President Bio to halt the announcement of the June 24 election results as true.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa Michael Heath said that the U.S. government has not asked President Bio to stop the Electoral Commission from announcing the results of the June 24 elections.
The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desk has fact-checked this claim and established that it is true.
To arrive at this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desk has conducted the following process:
SLAJ iVerify reached out to Sarah Van Horne, the Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Freetown. She affirmed the accuracy of the claim, stating that Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa Michael Heath did state that the U.S. government had not requested President Bio to prevent the Electoral Commission from announcing the June 24 election results. Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Heath made this remark during a roundtable discussion, Sarah Van Horne underscored.
With this verified information, SLAJ iVerify has determined that the claim is accurate.
Sarah Van Horne, the Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Freetown
