Fact Check
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False! Ken Ofori-Atta not suffering from stroke
Claim: Some social media users and media outlets are claiming that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta suffered a major stroke…
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False! Ghana not only country giving laptops, tablets to high schools
Claim: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, has claimed that Ghana is the only country in Africa…
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Dr Bawumia’s claim Ghana will be second African country to have credit scoring system, false
Claim: Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has claimed that Ghana will become the second African country…
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False! Bawumia hasn’t said hardship under NPP in 2024 is better than NDC in 2016
Claim: Multiple accounts on social media have shared a postcard of Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic…
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Misleading! Nana Kwame Bediako’s event did not take place at Chamber of House of Commons or House of Lords
Claim: A viral video suggests that Nana Kwame Bediako delivered a speech to the UK Parliament on behalf of African…
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Resurfaced video claiming police officers brutalised Voltarians in Togo ahead of elections, false
This same video resurfaced in 2020, with users falsely claiming the beatings were related to violations of COVID-19 regulations.
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DUBAWA co-hosts fact-checkers in Africa Facts Summit to fight disinformation
Over 200 of Africa’s finest fact-checkers and experts have converged at Ghana’s premier university, the University of Ghana, Legon, on…
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Nana Akomea’s claim inflation rate was single digits in 2017, 2018 and 2019, false
Claim: The Vice Chairman of the Bawumia Campaign Team, Nana Akomea, has claimed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) achieved…
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NAPO makes false claim about Ashanti’s appointment during Mahama’s administration
Claim: Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has claimed that former President Mahama did not have an Ashanti among his ministers. Verdict:…
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Fact sheet quotes wrong mining license figures under various regimes
Claim: A Facebook user, Kwame Panyin Bansah, claims that 1,402 small-scale licenses were issued under John Mahama’s four-year tenure. Verdict:…
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