Explainers

Terrorism and violent extremism in Burkina Faso and its implications on Ghana

Ghana is on high alert for acts of terrorism and violent extremism, especially in the country’s northern parts. This is…

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Fact Check

Can man’s urine on pregnancy test kit indicate cancer?

Claim: An Instagram user states that “if you’re a man and pee on a pregnancy test [kit] and it’s positive,…

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Facebook Checks

Suggesting Weah reduced Open Defecation from 42% to 38% is misleading

Claim: WASH Commission head says Weah’s administration reduced Open Defecation from 42% in 2018 to 38%. Verdict: Misleading. A scrutiny…

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Economy

Testimonies on National Rental Assistance Scheme website plagiarised

Claim: Beneficiaries of the government’s rental assistance scheme have shared their testimonies on the new website.  Verdict: False! The testimonies…

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Economy

False, Ghana has since 2017 been importing maize

Claim: Since 2017, we haven’t imported a grain of maize into this country – Deputy Agriculture Minister Yaw Frimpong. Verdict:…

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Explainers

Okudzeto’s Cathedral crusade against Rev Boateng; Does Facebook automatically delete posts without notice?

A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benjamin Essuman, claims that the government has deleted a Facebook post…

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Fact Check

Does a lactating mother’s body use fat from the buttocks to produce breast milk?

Claim: A woman metabolises the fat from the buttocks to make breast milk. Verdict: False. Prolactin is responsible for milk…

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Facebook Checks

Fact-checking five claims made by John Mahama at Chatham House

Full Text On Friday, January 27, 2023, former president of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, made a presentation…

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Fact Check

A TikTok user’s post that craving and chewing ice (pagophagia) is a mental disorder, true

Claim: A TikTok user shared that the craving for and chewing of ice is a mental disorder called “pagophagia”. She…

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Elections

Misleading to suggest no woman filed to contest upcoming Lower Manya Krobo District Assembly Elections

Claim: Upcoming Lower Manya Krobo District Assembly election has no woman filing to contest. Verdict: Misleading! Thirty-six women have filed…

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