Fact Check

Symbol of elephant on Ghana’s award medal dates to 1960

By: A. Kwabena Brakopowers and Kennedy Twumasi                 Claim: An opposition lawmaker in Ghana, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says the governing New Patriotic…

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Economy

Fuseini, MP for Sagnarigu, makes false claims about Ghana’s GDP growth history, food inflation and public debt stock

On Thursday, March 16, Members of Parliament continued to debate the Motion to thank President Nana Akufo-Addo for his State…

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Economy

Nketiah’s claim about ‘All-time high youth unemployment rate’ False!

Claim: Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has said that Ghana has recorded an all-time-high youth unemployment rate according…

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Fact Check

Fake Joy News video used to promote fraudulent mobile app in Ghana

Claim: Joy News content highlights a new mobile app earning users a lot of money. Verdict: The video supposedly from…

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Facebook Checks

FALSE! Ghana’s Mohammed Salisu has no Facebook account

Claim: A Facebook post purportedly from Black Stars and Southampton centre-back, Mohammed Salisu, says he was open to promoting small…

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Economy

Majority leader makes false claims about GDP growth rates among West African countries

Claim: Majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said that The Gambia is the only country in the ECOWAS sub-region to have…

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Press Releases

DUBAWA to train over 500 journalists in West Africa with Google News Initiative support

DUBAWA is set to train newsrooms in West Africa on digital journalism, verification, and fact-checking skills in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra…

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Fact Check

Eating green leafy vegetables prevents body odour – fact or facade?

Claim: The consumption of green leafy vegetables deodorises the body. Verdict: Misleading. Cruciferous vegetables (a subset of green leafy vegetables)…

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Education

NDC’s Edudzi Tamakloe makes false claim about Ghana’s COVID-19 funds mobilisation

Claim: Member of the communication team of the National Democratic Congress, Edudzi Tamakloe, says that Ghana mobilised GHC 33 billion…

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Economy

False; Agricultural growth has not been accelerating since 2017

Claim: Former Minister of Agriculture Dr Afriyie Akoto has claimed that Ghana’s agricultural growth has been accelerating for the past…

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