Fact Check
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FALSE! Goodluck Jonathan has not asked John Mahama not to contest Ghana’s 2024 election
Claim: A screenshot of the front page of a purported March 1, 2023, edition of the state newspaper, Daily Graphic,…
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Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo not contesting 2024 NDC flagbearership
Claim: An infographic on social media, particularly Facebook and WhatsApp, suggested that former NDC National Chairman Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo is contesting…
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False! Ghana’s Agricultural sector has not consistently recorded over 6% growth since 2017
Claim: The Head of Agribusiness at the Food and Agriculture Ministry, Jeremy Agyemang, has claimed that the sector has consistently…
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Inaccurate! Ghana’s GDP growth rate in 2008 not 7.2%
Claim: The Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party, Richard Ahiagbah, says ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor handed over to…
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NDC’s Margaret Ansei makes false claim about Ghana’s December 2016 inflation rate
Claim: Communication Team Member of the National Democratic Congress, Margaret Ansei, says that Ghana’s inflation rate at the time John…
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Former Manhyia North MP makes false claim about Ghana’s Agriculture growth history
Claim: Former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, says that Ghana recorded negative growth in the Agriculture…
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UK Government not issuing visa sponsorship to international applicants
Claim: Viral social media links and posts suggest the UK government offers visa sponsorship to applicants. Verdict: False; the United…
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Viral graphic image of man recovered from building collapse, NOT Christian Atsu
Claim: Social media users are sharing a photo of a man being rescued during a disaster. They claim it was…
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NDC’s Edudzi Tamakloe makes false claims on Ghana’s interest payments and amortization
A Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe, has made claims concerning Ghana’s interest payments and amortization.…
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Mahama’s oil field claim against Akufo-Addo’s government misleading
Claim: Former Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, says he “bequeathed” two oil fields, TEN and Sankofa, to his successor, President…
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