Fact Check
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Fact Card about Ablakwa blaming Kantamanto fire outbreak on traders is fabricated
Claim: A viral fact card attributes a statement to North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, claiming that traders could have…
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False! Okudzeto did not comment on whereabouts of his landlord during vetting!
Claim: A viral postcard claims Ghana’s minister of foreign affairs said he could not provide his tenancy agreement and the…
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False! SUI Celebration has not been banned in Argentina
Claim: A Facebook post claims Cristiano Ronaldo’s “sui” trademark celebration has been banned in Argentina. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s findings reveal…
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Agric Minister’s claim food inflation was 8% in 2016, false
Claim: The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has claimed that food inflation in 2016 was 8%. Verdict: False.…
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Misleading! Information on no salary increment for public sector workers, outdated
Claim: A Facebook user has claimed that the government will not provide salary increments for public sector workers this year. …
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Here’s number of Ghanaians and Nigerians targeted for US deportation
Claim: A social media user claimed that 6,200 Ghanaians and 3.7 million Nigerians living in the US are being targeted…
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False! Donald Trump has not signed any law related to divorce or alimony payment
Claim: Several social media accounts claim US President Donald Trump has recently signed an order to ban men from making…
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Did Bawumia achieve 38% of Ghana’s December elections?
Claim: Several accounts on social media keep posting claims that the former Vice President of Ghana and flagbearer of the…
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Gideon Boako gives inconsistent electricity tariff increment figures from 2009 to 2015
Claim: Dr Gideon Boako, the Member of Parliament for Tano North, has claimed that electricity tariffs were increased by 7.12%…
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Report of 20 deaths in Anglo-Gold Ashanti mine clashes in Obuasi, false
Claim: A Facebook user claimed that 20 people died during the violent confrontation between soldiers and illegal miners at the…
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