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Inability to get pregnant after 12 months of unprotected sex is not considered a disability by WHO

Claim: A news report by a Swaziland newspaper, Swazi Observer, claims the World Health Organization (WHO) will classify people who…

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Circumventing the deceitfulness of cyber scams

Daniel Olugola was a father in need. A father, who was trying to solicit financial help from social media to…

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The Factchecker Ghana

A fortnightly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today’s news stories. 

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False: sticking garlic into your nostrils will not unclog sinuses

Claim: Viral TikTok post suggests that sticking garlic into the nose unclogs sinuses. There is no scientific evidence that garlic…

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Gifting or dumping? Germany’s gift of 1.5 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Ghana

Germany in March 2021 suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, owing to incidents of blood clotting in people…

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Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme: It’s introduction and implementation process

Claim: A Twitter User by name Mahama2024 says the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS) was started by Late President Rawlings and…

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Does water from Bongo have special sex drive-stimulating properties?

Claim: District Chief Executive of the Bongo District, Peter Ayinbisa, claims the water his constituents drink makes them more fertile…

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Misleading claim made about Ghanaians being ranked among top visitors of pornhub

Ghana is among the top visitors of pornography website, pornhub.com, according to local media reports. The chart that is being…

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Fact-checking “Dr” Sean Brooks Viral Anti-Vaccine Video

A video of a man claiming, among other things, that recipients of the COVID-19 jab will die within five years…

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Photo of newborn babies sleeping on plastic chairs NOT from Ghana

Claim: A photo shows newborn babies sleeping in plastic chairs in Ghanaian health facility – Twitter user The photo is…

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