Fact Check
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Cambodia did not order Africans to leave; viral immigration notice is fake
CLAIM: A notice bearing the seal of Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration (GDI) has been widely circulated on Facebook, Instagram…
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False, Nigeria has not withdrawn the operating licenses of MTN, DStv
Claim: TV presenter Captain Smart claims Nigeria has withdrawn the operating licenses of MTN and DStv. Verdict: False. There is…
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Misleading! 86-year-old lawmaker not African president
Claims: An X user, @SadiqMaunde, shared footage of an elderly man being assisted by handlers at a public gathering, claiming…
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Claim Egonga has been freed after two years in jail, false
Claim: Social media posts claim that Baltasar (Balthazar) Egonga has been released from prison after serving a two-year jail term…
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Claim Adum traders will pay GH₵1,000 under the NITA bill, false
Claim: A Facebook post by Dunkwa TV alleges that Sam George said under a proposed National Information Technology Agency (NITA)…
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Viral video falsely linked to flooding in Ghana’s Ashaley Botwe traced to Ivanovka, Russia
Claim: Social media users are sharing a video claiming that heavy rainfall recently caused severe flooding in Ashaley Botwe, Greater…
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Daniel Ofori saga: Ecobank directed to pay 30% compound interest for 10 years, not 18
Claim: A claim circulating on Facebook states that Ecobank was made to pay compound interest at 30% for over 18…
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Viral 34.4% EC gazetted results for Mahama in 2016 election, manipulated
Claim: Viral Facebook posts claim that former President John Dramani Mahama secured 34.4% in Ghana’s 2016 presidential election, while Nana…
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No, President Mahama has not extended Ghana’s IMF bailout for 3 years
Claim: An NPP communicator, Awal Mohammed, on Facebook claims President John Dramani Mahama has extended Ghana’s IMF loan programme for…
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Claim NPP recorded Ghana’s ‘largest migration in history,’ misleading!
Claim: Viral Facebook posts allege that Ghana experienced “the largest migration in history” under the NPP administration, while others claim…
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