Fact Check

Government communicator makes false claims about Global Peace Index

Claim: The member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team, Saaka Salia, has said that in Africa, Ghana has…

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Economy

Ghana’s 2016 score on corruption perceptions index not different from 2020 to 2022

Claim: An opposition lawmaker, Alhassan Suhuyini, says Ghana’s performance on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has been “so bad”…

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Economy

Ghana’s Electoral Commission and the Controversial Constitutional Instrument on Continuous Registration 

Ghanaians go to the polls in 21 months, and as a rudimentary requirement, the electoral commission would have to ensure…

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Explainers

Ghana on UK’s red list for health workers’ recruitment

On March 23, 2023, the United Kingdom announced a ‘red list’ of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted…

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Economy

Dr Bawumia’s claim that Ghana had only two astroturfs before 2017 is misleading

Claim: Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia claimed that there were only two astroturfs in Ghana before they came into government…

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Press Releases

DCS, DUBAWA open call for rural journalists in fact-checking training

The Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana, in collaboration with DUBAWA and UNESCO, seeks to build the capacities of…

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Economy

Is Ghana’s parliament powerless?

The Claims and Controversies Many have questioned if the Ghanaian legislature or parliament is truly independent. Some have also argued…

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Press Releases

DUBAWA Ghana, US Embassy mark International Fact-Checking Day 2023

To commemorate the International fact-checking day on April 2, DUBAWA Ghana, in partnership with the US Embassy Ghana and UniMAC-GIJ,…

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Economy

FALSE! Inflation in Nigeria in 2019 was 11.4%, not 1.4%

Claim: The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ayensu Ntim, says the inflation rate in Nigeria…

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Fact Check

NDC did not call for a press conference after ministerial approval on Friday, March 24, 2023

CLAIM: A message circulating on social media, particularly WhatsApp, states NDC invited the media to a press conference on Saturday,…

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