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NOT FAKE! A4 sheets were used to decorate African Games medal podium
Claim: Some social media media users are alleging that viral images of athletes standing on a medal podium decorated with…
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FALSE! Cocoa producer prices went up twice in Akufo-Addo’s first term
Claim: The 2024 presidential candidate of Ghana’s opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, claims the cocoa producer price…
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FIFA labels ‘blue card’ in elite game reports as “incorrect”
Claim: Multiple media reports say that the footballing body, FIFA, will introduce a “blue card” in the elite game to…
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Misleading! No proof pineapple juice can cure cataracts, glaucoma and other eye problems
Claim: A Facebook user, Cletus Ogbudu, claimed that pineapple juice can cure cataracts and other eye problems. Verdict: Misleading. No…
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Video of Ibrahimović criticising Messi’s FIFA Best Men’s Player Award, doctored
Claim: A Facebook user has shared a viral video of former Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović, allegedly claiming Messi does not deserve…
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Video of President Tinubu rejecting BBC’s documentary on the late TB Joshua, doctored
Claim: Social media users claim Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has rejected BBC’s documentary on the late TB Joshua. Photo Credit:…
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Twene Jonas’ assertion no Ghanaian has been listed in Guinness World Records is false
Claim: A social media commentator, Twene Jonas, has claimed that Afua Asantewaa will be the first Ghanaian to get her…
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Fact-checking Edudzi Tamakloe’s misleading inflation claims
Full Text The Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress, Edudzi Tamakloe, appeared on December 18, 2023, on…
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Social media users misrepresent Koforidua Stadium with picture from Kenya
Claim: A photo has gone viral on social media, with some users claiming it is that of the refurbished Koforidua…
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False! Nana Akomea’s claim of Ghana’s economic growth rate as Africa’s highest is incorrect
Claim: Member of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akomea, says that between 2017 and 2019, Ghana’s economic growth rate was…
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