Fact Check
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Kwaku Manu didn’t meet Mbappé — viral Facebook image, fake
Claim: A viral photo circulating on Facebook shows Ghanaian actor Kwaku Manu posing with French footballer Kylian Mbappé, suggesting the…
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Viral Facebook video of collapsed fire station isn’t from Ghana
Claim: A Facebook user, Yaw Whyte, posted a video showing fire trucks trapped under a collapsed storey building, implying the…
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Did Mahama promise to end galamsey in 120 days during the 2024 campaign?
Claim: A member of the NDC Communications team, Hamza Suhuyini Sayibu, stated that President Mahama did not promise to end…
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False! Patrick Boamah, Minority have not disowned Ntim-Fordjour
Claim: Several social media users claim that Patrick Yaw Boamah made comments dissociating the minority (NPP) from Ntim-Fordjour’s agenda to…
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Viral video claiming to show unaccounted Mecca funds, false
Claim: An X user, @leoleoqueen, has claimed that a video showing individuals transferring money from a box into polythene bags…
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No, France 24 and Jeune Afrique did not report Ouattara’s death
Claim: President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire has died at the American Hospital in Paris, as France 24 and Jeune…
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Old video of Ghana’s Chief Justice Torkornoo responding to removal petitions, resurfaces
Claim: Multiple social media users have shared a video of Ghana’s Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, claiming she responded to…
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False! NPP, not NDC, introduced a Growth & Sustainability Levy
Claim: Social media user Richard Gyamfi says the government has introduced a Growth and Sustainability levy, which places a 5%…
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Misleading! GRA didn’t freeze bank accounts of entrepreneur Richard Quaye
Claim: Multiple reports claim that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) froze the bank accounts of entrepreneur Richard Nii Armah Quaye…
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FALSE! Mahama hasn’t said he couldn’t fight galamsey
Claim: An X user claims Ghanaian President John Mahama said he could not fight illegal mining localised as galamsey because…
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