Winifred Lartey
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AI-generated video falsely shows man flying with banana leaves
Claim: Multiple social media users on Facebook and X shared a video claiming a man successfully flew using banana leaves…
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Misleading! Viral clip distorts Mahama’s comment on NDC mandate
Claim: A Facebook user has shared a clip in which President John Dramani Mahama cautioned Ghanaians against voting for his…
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No, Commonwealth has not sent Akufo-Addo to Iran for peace talks
Claim: A viral flyer circulating on Facebook claims that the Commonwealth has voted to send Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to…
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Canada has not criminalised Bible quotations under Bill C-9
Claim: A widely circulated claim has suggested that Canada’s new hate-speech bill (Bill C‑9) criminalises quoting the Bible or other…
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Fact Check
No evidence Bawumia accused party members of sabotage; viral video AI-generated
Claim: A viral video circulating on social media shows former vice president Mahamudu Bawumia alleging that individuals within his party…
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Economy
“It’s not worth it”: Why tenants won’t report illegal rent demands in Ghana
Introduction In Ghana today, renting a home has become one of the most difficult negotiations many citizens face. What should…
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Viral image of Ibrahim Traoré’s “arrest,” AI-generated
Claim: The Facebook page Amazing TV Ghana and a corresponding 14-minute YouTube video claim that Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim…
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No proof Michael B. Jordan is Ghanaian
Claim: Posts circulating on social media suggest that Hollywood actor Michael B. Jordan is Ghanaian, with some users suggesting his…
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Viral video of man kicking child occurred in Nigeria, not in Ghana
Claim: Following a viral video showing a man violently kicking a young boy to the ground, several social media accounts,…
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False! Late Murtala Muhammed did not leave will promoting AI investment platform ‘PrimeAura’
Claim: A Facebook post claims that the late Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed left behind a will revealing an AI-powered investment platform…
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