Fact Check
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False! John Mahama’s defeat in the 2016 elections isn’t the largest in Africa
Claim: A member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Communication Team, Nana Akomea, has claimed that former President John Mahama’s…
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Social media accounts use wrong image to represent new Twitter CEO
Claim: Social media users share a photo of a certain lady, claiming she is Twitter’s new Chief Executive Office. Verdict:…
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Untrue, MTN is not rewarding old sim users in Ghana
Claim: A WhatsApp message that has gone viral states telecom giant MTN is rewarding its old customers in Ghana with…
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False! Ghana’s public debt in 2019 was not GH¢225 billion cedis
Claim: The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has claimed that the national debt of Ghana rose…
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Viral photo purporting to be Hilda Baci with Guinness World Records certificate, doctored
By: Kennedy Twumasi and Jeffery Nyabor Claim: A Twitter user has published a picture purported to be of Nigerian chef…
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Mahama falsely claims agricultural sector grew by 0.7% in 2022
Claim: The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) claims Ghana’s agricultural sector grew by 0.7% in 2022. Verdict: False.…
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Franklin Cudjoe did not criticise Ghana’s Electoral Commission
Claim: Franklin Cudjoe is reported to have said that the withdrawal by Ghana’s Electoral Commission from supervising May 13, 2023,…
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FALSE! Ghana’s ex-President Mahama’s spokeswoman didn’t attack Ashantis
Claim: A Facebook user has shared a screenshot of a Twitter post in which Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the spokesperson of…
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Purported letter from Dr Duffuor launching attack on Mahama, inauthentic
Claim: A letter purporting to originate from the camp of NDC Presidential flagbearer aspirant, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has accused his…
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MISLEADING! Ghana’s opposition MPs opposed Government’s new $750m loan
Claim: A legislator with Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Twum Barimah, says none of the lawmakers with the…
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