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Is the floating ‘football field’ located anywhere in Ghana?
Claim: Ghanaians have built a football pitch on water at Nzulezu, Facebook user claims The floating football pitch is not…
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Explaining bulk messaging and EOCO’s caution against engaging third parties in loan acquisition
A section of Ghanaians on social media received a message from the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), cautioning them…
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Inability to get pregnant after 12 months of unprotected sex is not considered a disability by WHO
Claim: A news report by a Swaziland newspaper, Swazi Observer, claims the World Health Organization (WHO) will classify people who…
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The Factchecker Ghana
A fortnightly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today’s news stories.
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False: sticking garlic into your nostrils will not unclog sinuses
Claim: Viral TikTok post suggests that sticking garlic into the nose unclogs sinuses. There is no scientific evidence that garlic…
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Gifting or dumping? Germany’s gift of 1.5 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Ghana
Germany in March 2021 suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, owing to incidents of blood clotting in people…
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Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme: It’s introduction and implementation process
Claim: A Twitter User by name Mahama2024 says the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS) was started by Late President Rawlings and…
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Does water from Bongo have special sex drive-stimulating properties?
Claim: District Chief Executive of the Bongo District, Peter Ayinbisa, claims the water his constituents drink makes them more fertile…
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Misleading claim made about Ghanaians being ranked among top visitors of pornhub
Ghana is among the top visitors of pornography website, pornhub.com, according to local media reports. The chart that is being…
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Fact-checking “Dr” Sean Brooks Viral Anti-Vaccine Video
A video of a man claiming, among other things, that recipients of the COVID-19 jab will die within five years…
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