Fact Check
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False! Viral video of women purportedly rushing for food, not during Tinubu’s presidency
Claim: A Twitter user has shared a viral video of women purportedly rushing for food out of hunger in Northern…
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Misleading! Bishop Dag Heward-Mills did not endorse polygamy, divorce
Claim: Several platforms have alleged Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has endorsed divorce and polygamy with justifications in the Bible. Verdict: Misleading.…
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Football kid showing ball-juggling skills with Ronaldinho, not Lionel Messi
Claim: Twitter users have shared a video that purportedly features young Lionel Messi showing ball-juggling skills with Ronaldinho in the past…
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Former Agric Minister’s claim agriculture grew by 1.2% in 2016, false
Former Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr Akoto Afriyie delivering an address at the Ministry of Information in Accra. Source:…
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False; NDC did not dismiss its Women’s Organiser for supporting NPP
Claim: News reports claim the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed its Kumawu Women’s Organiser for declaring support for the…
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Joe Biden has not resigned as America’s president
Claim: According to a viral video on social media, Joe Biden has resigned from his position as America’s president. Verdict:…
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Ghanaian MP’s claim about Ghana’s bank losses in 2022, false
Claim: The Ranking Member on the Food and Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Parliament, Eric Opoku, has claimed that…
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No! 2023 candidates won’t be BECE’s last batch in Ghana
Claim: Media reports state that students sitting for Ghana’s 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) are the last batch to…
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False; Ghanaian government did not accrue 226 billion cedis as tax revenue in 2022
Claim: Member of the National Democratic Party (NDC) and a Private Legal Practitioner, Edudzi Tamakloe, claimed that the government accrued…
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Sammy Gyamfi’s claim Ghana’s total revenue in 2021 was GH₵76 billion, false
Full Text The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has, for the past weeks, come under heavy backlash after its Annual Report…
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