Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has threatened legal action against the publisher of a viral social media image it describes as fabricated, warning that the post has the potential to damage the reputations of both WAEC and the Liberia National Police (LNP).
In a statement issued Tuesday in Monrovia, WAEC denounced a June 1, 2026 social media post circulated by Refresh Liberia, which featured an image purportedly showing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates being supervised by heavily armed police officers inside an examination hall.
According to the Council, an internal assessment conducted following the circulation of the image concluded with what it described as a “high degree of certainty” that the photo was generated using Artificial Intelligence and does not represent any real examination center in Liberia.
WAEC maintained that the viral image presents a false picture of examination security measures and misrepresents the role of the Liberia National Police during the ongoing WASSCE process.
The Council clarified that the Liberia National Police has never deployed more than one officer to any examination center and that officers assigned to such duties have not been heavily armed as depicted in the circulating image.
WAEC strongly condemned the publication, describing it as misleading and harmful to the institutional integrity of both WAEC and the LNP.
The Council further called on Refresh Liberia to immediately remove the post from all social media and publishing platforms.
“Failure to do so will leave the Secretariat with no alternative but to pursue legal action against those responsible for the publication,” WAEC warned.
The examination body urged students, parents, and the general public to disregard the viral image and rely only on information released through official WAEC and government communication channels.
WAEC stressed that examination security across Liberia continues to be managed through established procedures and professional protocols rather than the exaggerated armed presence portrayed in the disputed image.
The statement comes amid the ongoing administration of the 2026 WASSCE examinations, a period WAEC says requires accurate information and public confidence in the credibility and security of the testing process.
