A. Kwabena Brakopowers
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Fact Check
NO! Mahama didn’t say he will pardon jailed Sedina Tamakloe
Claim: Ex-Ghanaian leader, John Mahama said he would pardon a former appointee who was jailed by the court for causing…
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Easter message of Ex-Ghanaian minister quoted out of context
Claim: A Presidential candidate in Ghana’s upcoming 2024 election, Alan Kyerematen reportedly said the country belongs to “Christians and Christians…
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Explainers
Did Ghanaian chief priest ‘marry’ a 12-year-old schoolgirl? Here are the facts
Introduction: A 63-year-old Ghanaian chief priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, is fending off a major national criticism after he…
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Explainers
Previously fact-checked claims resurface ahead of Ghana’s 2024 poll
Introduction: Ghanaians will be heading to the polls in Dec. 2024 to elect the successor of President Nana Akufo-Addo and…
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Fact Check
Ghanaian minister’s speech on handover of power quoted out of context
Claim: Multiple reports say Ghanaian minister Bryan Acheampong said the country’s governing party will not hand over power if the…
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FALSE! Ghanaian lawmaker did not die because of political ambition
Claim: An X user posted a flyer that claimed the wife of the late Ghanaian lawmaker, John Kumah, has said…
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Electricity Company of Ghana hasn’t released 2024 ‘dumsor’ timetable
Claim: Multiple reports say the Electricity Company of Ghana has released a timetable of the towns in the country experiencing…
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‘Go to Canada and see’ viral comment on rent wrongly attributed to Ghana’s Foreign Minister
Claim: Multiple media reports say Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has told Ghanaians complaining about the high cost…
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Economy
FALSE! Cocoa producer prices went up twice in Akufo-Addo’s first term
Claim: The 2024 presidential candidate of Ghana’s opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, claims the cocoa producer price…
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Economy
Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio in 2016 was above 72%, not 57%
Claim: Ghana’s ex-President and the 2024 Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says the…
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