Fact Check
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Mahama’s second-quarter cedi depreciation claim for 2024 is false
Claim: President John Mahama is alleging that the cedi depreciated by 25% in the first half of 2024. Verdict: False.…
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Has Saudi Arabia promised to join Qatar in counterattacks against Israel?
Claim: An X user, The Middle East, claims Saudi Arabia has announced to join forces with Qatar to attack Israel. …
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Reports that 6.3% economic growth in the second quarter of 2025 is the highest since 2019, false
Claim: News reports claim that Ghana’s 6.3% GDP growth in the second quarter of 2025 is the highest since 2019. …
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No, Ghana’s 5–0 triumph over Chad did not happen during Akufo-Addo’s presidency
Claim: A New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporter, Sheedon, posted a video on social media claiming that the Black Stars defeated…
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Fake immigration recruitment post tricks job seekers with a 350 cedi fee
Claim: A viral post on social media claims that the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has initiated a recruitment exercise, requiring…
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Is it true over 21 million Ghanaians cannot afford a healthy diet?
Claim: A member of the New Patriotic Party’s communications team, Kwesi Botchway Jr., has claimed that over 21 million Ghanaians…
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Do high-end cars’ infotainment systems steal personal details from people recording them?
Claim: A Facebook user, James Okello, claims that high-end cars have infotainment systems that can capture personal details from the…
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Claim President Mahama rented a £20,000-per-hour private jet to Japan and Singapore, false
Claim: A viral post on Facebook alleges that President John Dramani Mahama and North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa rented…
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Ghana’s government did not fund coconut branding funeral of helicopter crash victims
Claim: A social media user claims that public funds were used in the branding of coconuts that were served to…
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Captain Smart’s claim that birds cause the majority of plane crashes is false
Claim: Popular television personality, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, widely known as Captain Smart, has claimed that birds cause most aeroplane crashes.…
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