Fact Check
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Pro-NPP X accounts spread hate and false claims targeted at NDC’s John Mahama
On X (formerly Twitter), a coordinated network of accounts is driving hashtags such as: #IncompetentMahama #FailedMahama #1TouchForBawumia #BawumiaForPresident These accounts…
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True, soldiers were spotted in Dormaa East constituency in the Bono Region
Claim: Military men spotted in the Dormaa East constituency, according to X user, @ABN_Lion (X) (Archived). Verdict: True Explanation The…
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Misleading! Voting resumes in Kintampo South Constituency after temporary halt
Claim: “An unconfirmed report indicates that the ballot issuer at the Temporal Boot Bayere polling station in Apesika, Kintampo South…
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False! Minor arrested over dummy ballot in Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency, not ballot papers
Claim: A video shared by an X user,@theGhanaianInsider (Archived), showed the arrest of a young man who had some 76…
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Social media card claiming NPP victory with 51.12% lead ahead of EC results is false
Claim: A TikTok account, “NPP Projects” (currently banned), shared a fact card falsely declaring the New Patriotic Party (NPP) winners…
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False! Pre-thumbprinted papers allegedly seized by police in Bolgatanga not official ballot papers
Claim: A Facebook user (Archived here) claims the police in Bolgatanga in the Upper East region have seized 143 official…
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Did Nelson Mandela make statement about Mahama?
Claim: A TikTok user shared a video attributing a statement made by South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, to ex-President…
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True, one person has died from Tolon shooting incident
Claim: A WhatsApp video reports a shooting incident leading to the death of an individual in a branded NDC T-shirt…
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True, a former NPP Chairman of Karaga Constituency shared money to voters
Claim: A former chairman of the New Partriotic Party, Tahiru Zakaria, in the Karaga constituency, has been reported by Zaa…
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False! Chief Imam didn’t say he would ‘enstool a Muslim president’
Claim: An Accra-based radio station, Wontumi TV/Radio, alleged that the Chief Imam had prophesied he would enstool a Muslim president…
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