Fact Check
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Suggesting Weah reduced Open Defecation from 42% to 38% is misleading
Claim: WASH Commission head says Weah’s administration reduced Open Defecation from 42% in 2018 to 38%. Verdict: Misleading. A scrutiny…
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Testimonies on National Rental Assistance Scheme website plagiarised
Claim: Beneficiaries of the government’s rental assistance scheme have shared their testimonies on the new website. Verdict: False! The testimonies…
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False, Ghana has since 2017 been importing maize
Claim: Since 2017, we haven’t imported a grain of maize into this country – Deputy Agriculture Minister Yaw Frimpong. Verdict:…
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Does a lactating mother’s body use fat from the buttocks to produce breast milk?
Claim: A woman metabolises the fat from the buttocks to make breast milk. Verdict: False. Prolactin is responsible for milk…
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A TikTok user’s post that craving and chewing ice (pagophagia) is a mental disorder, true
Claim: A TikTok user shared that the craving for and chewing of ice is a mental disorder called “pagophagia”. She…
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Misleading to suggest no woman filed to contest upcoming Lower Manya Krobo District Assembly Elections
Claim: Upcoming Lower Manya Krobo District Assembly election has no woman filing to contest. Verdict: Misleading! Thirty-six women have filed…
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Viral link announcing free laptops for students fake
Claim: Viral WhatsApp messages state that free laptops are being given to Ghanaian students via an online link. Verdict: False.…
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Bawumia falsely states that Ghana is first African country to develop a digital address system
Claim: Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says that Ghana is the first African country to develop a digital address system. Verdict:…
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False. Alan Kyerematen has not said he would repeal e-levy when voted into office
Claim: A Twitter user claims Alan Kyerematen had said he would cancel E-levy when voted into power. Verdict: False. A…
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No, viral video of man getting electrocuted did not happen because he was wearing earphones
Claim: A Twitter user alleged that a man got electrocuted for using a Bluetooth device beside a railway tension line.…
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