Fact Check
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Scam! WAEC is not offering results upgrade services to candidates
Claim: The West African Examination Council (WAEC) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service is raising examination results to aid…
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False! Burnt laptop is not that of yet-to-be distributed “teachers’ laptops”
Claim: A “teachers’ laptop” exploded after a teacher tried installing windows 10, according to a social media user. The Ghana…
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False: Rent Control Department Office not locked by landlord for rent arrears
Claim: Amasaman Rent Control Department Office locked by landlord for non-payment of rent arrears No Rent Control Department Office has…
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Satire: Photo not about an Italian saving a boy who did not observe road traffic regulations, just meant to be funny
Claim: A Facebook post claims to show an Italian who saved English boy who crossed a road without looking in…
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Has India launched an underwater bus?
Claim: Delhi has launched the first underwater bus according to the Facebook page of Nsemkeka Radio. The image in question…
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Mostly True, Lack of sleep can lead to weight gain
Claim: A Twitter user claims that lack of sleep causes weight gain of 2 pounds (0.9 kg) in under one…
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Photo circulating on social media not National Mosque of Ghana Complex
Claim: Several social media posts have claimed a photo of the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque, in Turkey, as the newly commissioned…
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Viral ‘maize thief’ incident happened in Tanzania in 2018 not Ghana
Claim: A man reported himself to the police in Binduri, Upper East region after a bag of maize he stole…
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Circulating ‘Monkey’ tweet from Rashford, fake.
Claim: England and Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford is alleged to have made a post on Twitter calling English soccer…
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Tinting your windscreen is illegal. Offenders liable to serve a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 days
Claim: In Ghana, tinted car windows are illegal and one can be imprisoned for a year for that, a Whatsapp…
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