Fact Check
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False! Sale of old Metro Mass Transit buses predates NPP defeat
Claim: X user, @HassanGypsum, posted a video claiming Metro Mass Transit (MMT) management in Bantama, Ashanti region, is selling off…
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False, viral photo of Kennedy Agyapong in NDC paraphernalia old
Claim: A photo of Kennedy Agyapong clad in NDC paraphernalia and celebrating with NDC supporters is circulating on social media,…
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True, Police arrested Tolon DCE over shooting incident
Claim: A video circulating on WhatsApp alleges that a DCE has been arrested for possessing firearms and shooting which ended…
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False! Mahama did not take more than two days to concede after losing 2016 elections
Claim: According to @KrobeaKwabenaA (X), it took Mahama more than 2 days to concede defeat in the 2016 elections. Verdict:…
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13.80 cedis to dollar exchange rate, false
Claim: A Facebook user has claimed that the current exchange rate of the US dollar to the Ghanaian cedi is…
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False! Betting tax has not been abolished
Claim: A social media user claimed that the betting tax in Ghana had been removed even though John Mahama has…
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Tepa chaos: What we know so far
Claim: A WhatsApp message claims, “Soldiers sent by the NPP have invaded Tepa and have shot a comrade as the…
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Misleading; disturbances in Wenchi are not politically motivated.
Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims NDC’s “macho men” have killed a police commander in Wenchi. Verdict: Misleading Explanation The…
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False! Cedi has not dropped to 7 cedis against dollar
Claim: An X user is alleging a reduction in the exchange rate against the dollar. He said, “Dem announce Mahama…
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False! E-levy has not been abolished
Claim: A social media user is asking if E-levy charges are not being charged anymore. Source: Facebook Archive here Verdict:…
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