Winifred Lartey
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No, South Africa has not excluded Ghana and Nigeria from its visa-free entry policy
Claim: A Facebook page called I Love Africa claimed that South Africa’s updated 2026 list of African countries eligible for…
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False! Todd Blanche did not accuse Ghana of tying extraditions to slave trade compensation
Claim: A viral social media post features what appears to be a BBC News quote card claiming that Todd Blanche,…
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False! Burkina Faso did not suspend Elon Musk from operating in country for 200 years
Claim: A viral Facebook reel claims that Burkina Faso’s transitional President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has suspended Elon Musk and all…
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No, Dennis Miracles Aboagye did not resign from NPP
Claim: A social media post by Daily Mind Shift and NPP Facebook Caucus claims that Dennis Miracles Aboagye has resigned…
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Kwakye Ofosu’s viral Daily Mirror clipping claiming Gold Coast beat England in 1950, false
Claim: A viral newspaper clipping, purportedly from the Daily Mirror dated May 15, 1950, claims that the Gold Coast (now…
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Misleading! Ghana’s 2026 Peace Ranking drop not solely under Mahama
Claim: A Facebook post claims that Ghana dropped from 4th to 10th among the most peaceful countries in Africa and…
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Misleading! AI-dubbed video misrepresents Traoré’s original speech
Claim: A viral Facebook video shows Ibrahim Traoré delivering a speech in fluent English on Africa’s development priorities. Verdict: Misleading!…
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Economy
False! Viral video falsely shows Bawumia admitting NPP “failed” on economy
Claim: A viral video on Facebook suggests that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia admitted that the New Patriotic Party…
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Claim Egonga has been freed after two years in jail, false
Claim: Social media posts claim that Baltasar (Balthazar) Egonga has been released from prison after serving a two-year jail term…
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Claim Adum traders will pay GH₵1,000 under the NITA bill, false
Claim: A Facebook post by Dunkwa TV alleges that Sam George said under a proposed National Information Technology Agency (NITA)…
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