Fact Check
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False! Ho Market, Youth Resource Center, and Dual carriage road were not built with loans
Claim: Ho Market, Youth Center and Dual Carriage road were constructed with a loan government contracted. Verdict: False. Data from…
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NPP Communicator Vera Wiredu falsely claims there have been zero global cases of measles and polio since 2003
Claim: A member of the Communications team of the New Patriotic Party, Vera Wiredu, says across the world, there have…
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Akufo-Addo’s cashless claim about ECG District offices false
Claim: All ECG District offices are now cashless ̶ Nana Akufo-Addo declares during the State of the Nation address. Verdict:…
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Shatta Wale was not at Brit Awards neither did he wear fancy black jumpsuit on red carpet
Claim: Shatta Wale was seen in a viral image wearing a fancy black jumpsuit on Brit Awards red carpet. Verdict:…
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False! Africa’s population is not 1.2b
Claim: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in addressing captains of business people, said Africa’s population is 1.2 billion. Verdict: False. Credible institutions,…
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FALSE! Ghana’s public debt in 2020 not $49bn
Claim: The Government of Ghana spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, said the country’s total public debt as of the…
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Was the Ho dual carriage road construction started without a design?
Claim The Sokode-Ho dual carriage road did not have a design before construction started in 2016. Verdict False. Data from…
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Cape Verde, not Ghana, is the first tourism destination in West Africa
Claim: President Akufo-Addo has claimed that the World Economic Forum Report 2021 Travel Index ranks Ghana as the number one…
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MISLEADING! Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio not 104%
Claim: A member of the opposition NDC Communications team, Beatrice Annan, says Ghana’s public debt to GDP ratio is 104%.…
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Video of man slapping soldier after doing sit-up predates 2023 and not from Ashaiman
Claim: A video of a young man seen slapping a soldier after doing sit-ups is alleged to have been filmed…
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