A. Kwabena Brakopowers
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Economy
False! Akufo-Addo’s presidency not the first to be surveyed for corruption by Afrobarometer
Claim: A political critic, Bernard Mornah, says it is under President Nana Akufo-Addo that Ghana’s Presidency became a part of…
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Education
No! 2023 candidates won’t be BECE’s last batch in Ghana
Claim: Media reports state that students sitting for Ghana’s 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) are the last batch to…
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Explainers
Ghana abolishes death penalty? Here’s all you need to know
Ghanaian lawmakers voted on May 25, 2023, to abolish the death penalty from the West African country’s penal code some…
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Fact Check
FALSE! Ghana’s ex-president John Kufuor not dead
Claim: There are rumours on social media that Ghana’s ex-president John Agyekum Kufuor is dead. Verdict: False. The Senior Aide…
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Economy
UNICEF not conducting mass recruitment exercise in Ghana
Claim: A widely circulated message on WhatsApp says the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is conducting a mass…
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Fact Check
False! Ghana’s Energy Minister, Napo, didn’t spend 55th birthday in Monaco
Claim: A leading Ghanaian newspaper, Daily Guide, reported in its May 31, 2023 edition that the country’s Energy Minister, Dr…
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Fact Check
Video of children mistreating ‘drunk’ elephant didn’t happen in Nigeria
Claim: A Twitter user says a video in which some children are seen mistreating a sleeping elephant took place in…
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Facebook Checks
FALSE! Elon Musk is not creating a ‘robot wife’
Claim: A Facebook user says Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in the final stages of creating his “robot wife, Catanella.”…
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Fact Check
Untrue, MTN is not rewarding old sim users in Ghana
Claim: A WhatsApp message that has gone viral states telecom giant MTN is rewarding its old customers in Ghana with…
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Fact Check
Franklin Cudjoe did not criticise Ghana’s Electoral Commission
Claim: Franklin Cudjoe is reported to have said that the withdrawal by Ghana’s Electoral Commission from supervising May 13, 2023,…
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