Elections
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False! Dumelo did not win the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat with over 20,000- votes gap
Claim: John Dumelo defeated incumbent MP Lydia Alhassan with over 20,000 votes Source: X user, eddie_wrt (archived) Verdict: False Explanation:…
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False! President Akufo-Addo’s statue has not been torn down
Claim: A Facebook user, Francis Kennedy Ocloo, shared a picture of President Akufo-Addo’s statue at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in…
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Looters invade Tamale Agric Warehouse, cart away supplies
Claim: True! Looters steal from the Tamale Agric warehouse Source: GTV (YouTube) Verdict: TRUE Explanation: The Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition can…
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True! Damongo EC District Office set on fire amid exchange of gunshots
Claim: Disturbances in Damongo led to the torching of the Electoral Commission District Office. Source: Social media posts (here and…
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Misleading! NDC National Organiser not locked up in Ashanti Region
Claim: NDC members lock up National Organiser Joseph Yamin in Ashanti Region Source:@MrIrish3 (X) and @kwadwosheldon. (Archived here & here).…
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No evidence of ballot stuffing at Whyte Gate Hotel
Claim: NDC busted EC for booking Whyte Gate Hotel at Galilea for ballot stuffing with military and police protection Source:…
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False! NPP Gov’t didn’t reduce unemployment to 4%
Claim: An X handle claimed that the NPP inherited an unemployment rate of 8.4% but brought it to 4% by…
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Fake! Ursula Owusu’s account did not warn X followers against trolling her
Claim: A viral tweet allegedly from Ursula Owusu-Ekuful warns followers she will not tolerate disrespect after her loss in the…
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Claim NDC has never won parliamentary seat in Sekondi constituency, false
Claim: An X user, @fentuo,_ has claimed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has never won the parliamentary seat for…
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No evidence of Russian interference in Ghana’s election
Claim: A post in a pro-NPP Facebook group, “NPP Official’s Ashley Anston,” suggests that Russia might have interfered in Ghana’s…
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