Winifred Lartey
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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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Claim NPP sacked Kevin Taylor, Owusu Bempah, false
Claim: A viral post circulating on social media claims that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially sacked US-based journalist…
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Viral video falsely portrays South African politician Michael Sun as targeting foreigners
Claim: A viral video circulating on social media shows Michael Yao-Heng Sun, a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for…
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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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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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