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Can You Be Jailed for Not Honouring an Agreement to Visit After Accepting Money for that Purpose?
Claim: It is a criminal offense, punishable by law in Ghana to take money on the basis of a promised…
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Fighting Misinformation on Twitter: Intricacies of Twitter’s latest pilot feature ‘Birdwatch’
The preponderant influx of misinformation on social media and its injurious effects on audiences have been a prominent drive for…
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Election 2020: The first major test for Ghanaian fact-checkers and what to expect
Ghana heads to the polls for its eighth democratic elections in the 4th Republic on December 7, 2020. Over 17…
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Becoming the President of the Republic of Ghana: Constitutional provisions for how the President is elected
It is a democratic obligation that a president is elected to have oversight of a nation. In Ghana, Chapter 8…
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Cookies are delicious but how much should you consume online?
Unlike the gooey chocolate cookies we devour and salivate over, internet cookies are inedible (lol). Personally, nothing puts me off…
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Did You Know Spreading Fake News In Ghana Could Earn You A Prison-Term?
In May 2020, a 24-year-old Ghanaian man was remanded for allegedly spreading misinformation on Covid-19 via his social media. In…
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