Fact Check
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Video of market fire happened at Madina market in Guinea, not Ghana
Claim: Fire has engulfed parts of Madina market and bus station in Accra. Verdict: False. Using digital tools, DUBAWA found…
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MISLEADING! Ghana’s 2016 economic growth rate was 3.7%, not 3.4%
Claim: Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has alleged that his government inherited a country with an economic growth rate of 3.4%…
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Akufo-Addo makes misleading claim about 2016 WASSCE results
Claim: President Akufo-Addo has claimed that in 2016, 51.6% of candidates passed in English, 48.35% passed in integrated science, and…
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FALSE! Bawumia didn’t say he was “okay” with 38.2% of results allegedly polled
Claim: Multiple social media users shared a flyer in which Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of Ghana’s governing New…
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Has Nana Akufo-Addo cancelled free SHS?
Claim: A trending video on TikTok indicates that the current president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo Dankwa, finally cancelled free SHS…
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No, China hasn’t declared state of emergency over COVID-19, other viruses
Claim: An X user @COVID19_disease has alleged that China has declared a state of emergency over multiple viruses, including COVID-19…
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Did President Akufo-Addo urge US to invade Burkina Faso?
Claim: President Akufo-Addo has asked the US to invade Burkina Faso over the presence of Wagner forces, a viral…
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True! Youth stormed Angel FM looking for Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah after NDC win!
Claim: An account on X, Ghana Chronicles, with handle @_GhChronicles, has alleged that some youth in Accra stormed Angel FM…
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Did Alan Kyerematen snub ex-President Kufuor at funeral event in Kumasi?
Claim: A viral video circulating on social media claims that Movement of Change leader Alan Kyerematen ignored ex-President John Agyekum…
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Viral TikTok video claiming Mahama doesn’t allow questions during campaigns or community engagements, false!
Claim: A TikTok user says President-elect John Mahama didn’t permit people to ask questions during his campaigns and community engagements…
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