Fact Check
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Mahama’s alleged description of Jane Nana Opoku-Agyemang as slow, FAKE
Claim: Some online users share a digital newscard with the details of the Accra-based media network Citi Newsroom and Citi…
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Old video of Ghanaian boxer Freezy Macbones resurfaces after defeat in Olympic Qualifier
Claim: A post-boxing bout interview with Ghanaian boxer Seth Gyimah, has gone viral on social media after his defeat in…
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Journalists in West Africa to benefit from Comprehensive Training Initiative on Digital Verification and Fact-Checking
In an effort to foster higher standards of journalism in West Africa, the Google News Initiative (GNI) and DUBAWA, the…
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Tourism Minister’s assertion NPP did not increase utility tariffs four years into office, false
Claim: The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has claimed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP)…
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False! Akufo-Addo’s presidency not the first to be surveyed for corruption by Afrobarometer
Claim: A political critic, Bernard Mornah, says it is under President Nana Akufo-Addo that Ghana’s Presidency became a part of…
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Ghanaian lady’s viral video on America Got Talent, fake!
Claim: Viral videos on TikTok and YouTube claim a Ghanaian lady appeared on the talent show America Got Talent and…
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Misleading! John Mahama did not call for sports betting ban
Claim: A viral tweet by a social media user, @DailyInsightsGH claimed that ex-president Mahama says sports betting should be banned…
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True! Ghana’s inflation triples Ukraine’s inflation in July
Claim: The Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has claimed that the inflation in Ghana…
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No, Kennedy Agyapong did not directly call Bawumia to threaten him
Claim: Social media users have shared a viral video of flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kennedy Agyapong…
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Niger coup: Viral video of aircraft supposedly carrying Wagner forces, old
Claim: A video has gone viral on the internet suggesting that Wagner forces had arrived in Niger in an aircraft…
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