Economy

Consuming trash: unravelling the multi-million cedi business in Ghana’s expired products business (Part 1)

Months of painstaking investigations by DUBAWA, a fact checking organisation in Ghana, have uncovered a business model involving one of…

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Economy

Ghana’s GDP growth rate in 2011 was not the best globally as claimed by Dr. Kwabena Duffuor

Claim: Former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, claims that Ghana’s economic growth rate in 2011 was the best in the…

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Fact Check

How does Ghana’s Tax to GDP ratio compare to that of other countries in West Africa?

Claim: President Akufo-Addo says that Ghana’s tax to GDP ratio is one of the lowest in West Africa. DUBAWA rates…

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Explainers

“Calm in a tense atmosphere”: The Bawku inter-ethnic conflict in Ghana and the way forward

Bawku has slid back into conflict again after a few years of peace or the semblance of it. Scores have…

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Fact Check

False; Regional Maritime Hospital is not the only hospital with helipad in Ghana

Claim: National Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has claimed that the Regional Maritime Hospital in Accra…

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Economy

False; Ghana’s economy did not grow by 0.6% as claimed by the Deputy PRO of the Education Ministry

Claim: Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry claims that Ghana’s economy grew by 0.6% in 2020. Data from…

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Fact Check

Mostly True: Plan ‘B’ pills or emergency contraceptives are less effective for ‘heavier’ women

Claim: TikTok user claims Plan ‘B’ pills and emergency contraceptives do not work for women over a 155 lbs weight. Mostly…

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Explainers

Male contraceptive pill 99% effective in mice yet to be tested in humans

For many years, women have taken contraceptives to prevent pregnancies but on occasions when these contraceptives fail to do the…

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Fact Check

Hushpuppi did not execute $400,000 fraud from US’ prison

By  Maxine Danso, Silas Jonathan Claim: A post on Facebook declares that Hushpuppi has committed a $400k fraud inside US…

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Fact Check

Old video of Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings lamenting harsh economic conditions in Ghana resurfaces as new

Claim: Social media users are sharing a video of former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, in which she was…

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