Fact Check
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Government communicator makes false claims about Global Peace Index
Claim: The member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team, Saaka Salia, has said that in Africa, Ghana has…
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Ghana’s 2016 score on corruption perceptions index not different from 2020 to 2022
Claim: An opposition lawmaker, Alhassan Suhuyini, says Ghana’s performance on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has been “so bad”…
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Dr Bawumia’s claim that Ghana had only two astroturfs before 2017 is misleading
Claim: Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia claimed that there were only two astroturfs in Ghana before they came into government…
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FALSE! Inflation in Nigeria in 2019 was 11.4%, not 1.4%
Claim: The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ayensu Ntim, says the inflation rate in Nigeria…
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NDC did not call for a press conference after ministerial approval on Friday, March 24, 2023
CLAIM: A message circulating on social media, particularly WhatsApp, states NDC invited the media to a press conference on Saturday,…
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Symbol of elephant on Ghana’s award medal dates to 1960
By: A. Kwabena Brakopowers and Kennedy Twumasi Claim: An opposition lawmaker in Ghana, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says the governing New Patriotic…
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Fuseini, MP for Sagnarigu, makes false claims about Ghana’s GDP growth history, food inflation and public debt stock
On Thursday, March 16, Members of Parliament continued to debate the Motion to thank President Nana Akufo-Addo for his State…
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Nketiah’s claim about ‘All-time high youth unemployment rate’ False!
Claim: Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has said that Ghana has recorded an all-time-high youth unemployment rate according…
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Fake Joy News video used to promote fraudulent mobile app in Ghana
Claim: Joy News content highlights a new mobile app earning users a lot of money. Verdict: The video supposedly from…
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Majority leader makes false claims about GDP growth rates among West African countries
Claim: Majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said that The Gambia is the only country in the ECOWAS sub-region to have…
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