Fact Check
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Apaak’s claim of 44,000 teacher attrition rate in 2021; fact or myth?
By Maxine Danso and Nathan Gadugah Claim: 44,000 teachers out of 284,000 basic education teachers left the teaching profession in…
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E-levy controversy: Western Regional Minister’s claim on poverty levels misleading
Claim: The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, says the income of the average poor person in Ghana is GHC…
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False; these young men were not flogged on suspicion of being homosexuals
Claim: Nhyira 104.5FM has posted two videos on Facebook of young men being flogged, with a claim that they are…
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Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful falsely claims that UK’s Digital Services Tax is about 10%
Claim: Ghana’s Communications and Digitalization Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekufu, has asserted that the United Kingdom’s Digital Tax rate is about 10%.…
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True, Ghana’s COVID-19 death rate is one of the lowest in the world
Claim: President Akufo-Addo says that Ghana’s COVID-19 death rate is one of the lowest in the world. Verdict: Dubawa has…
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No, the Gambian team members have not tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the CAF quarter-final match with Cameroon
Claim: Seven Gambia national football team players and four members of the Gambian coaching staff returned positive Covid-19 tests on…
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Social media users mistake video of Pakistani officials destroying contraband for Taliban forces
Claim: Viral posts on social media claim that Afghan Taliban forces have destroyed mobile phones as part of their enforcement…
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False, China has not launched an artificial sun into space
Claim: Viral posts on social media claim that China has launched an artificial sun into space After our independent investigation…
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Claim Ghana is the only country enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is false
Claim 1: News reports claim Ghana is the only country championing mandatory vaccination. Ghana is not the only country making…
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Video of gunfight in a parking lot shows clashes in Iraq 2020 and not from the Bawku conflict
Claim: A video of gunfire on air in a dark sky is emanating from Bawku conflict The video shows clashes…
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