Fact Check
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Claim Despite Automobile Museum is first in Africa, false
Claim: Social media users, including key personalities, have claimed that the Despite Automobile Museum in Ghana is the first automobile…
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Viral video claiming Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ has woken up from a coma, misleading
Claim: A viral video circulating on social media platforms claims that Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, who has been…
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FALSE! Data prices in Ghana won’t increase by 10% on July 1, 2025
Claim: A Facebook user, Keskine Owusu Poku, claimed that data prices in Ghana would increase by 10% on July 1,…
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A viral photo claiming the Takoradi highway is the Lagos-Calabar coastal road
Claim: A viral post on X by user Mäyø Clërk (@mayoclerk) claimed that a photo of a well-lit highway, specifically…
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The claim that Sam George increased data prices is misleading
Claim: A viral post by @tech_twi on X claimed that Sam George has increased data prices from GHC 330 to…
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Viral video claiming Cameroon President Paul Biya has been overthrown in coup, AI-generated
Claim: A viral video, originating from the channel African Profiles on YouTube, claims Cameroonian President Paul Biya, who has ruled…
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Did Mahama promise Muslims a two-day holiday for Eid al-Adha in 2025?
Claim: On June 8, 2025, X user and NPP supporter General Buhari made a post, stating President Mahama promised Muslims…
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Yilo Krobo MP falsely claims inflation was 50% when E-Levy was introduced
Claim: The NDC Member of Parliament for Yilo Krobo, Albert Tetteh Nyarkotey, has claimed that inflation was hovering around 50%…
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Burkina Faso’s claim of overtaking Saudi Arabia in oil production is false
Claim: Several social media accounts on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube claim that Burkina Faso has overtaken Saudi Arabia in oil…
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Viral story of Obama applauding Ibrahim Traore, fabricated
Claim: Barack Obama publicly commended Ibrahim Traoré’s leadership, stating that Burkina Faso is “a prime example that small nations can…
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