Media Literacy
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World Rare Disease Day: Building equity in the fight against rare diseases
The worldwide movement on rare diseases, known as Rare Disease Day, aims to achieve equity for those living with a…
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A scientific look into DR Congo’s electrically charged mineral, Coltan
You may have seen trending videos online suggesting the discovery of some stones in the Democratic Republic of Congo that…
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World Radio Day: Our world, our lives, and the radio in it
February 13 has been set aside by UNESCO as World Radio Day. It is a day to celebrate the radio’s…
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What we know about STEM education in Ghana
STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics which is acknowledged by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
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Okudzeto’s Cathedral crusade against Rev Boateng; Does Facebook automatically delete posts without notice?
A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benjamin Essuman, claims that the government has deleted a Facebook post…
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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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Is BoG cooking up exchange rate figures on social media?
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) social media pages are known to publicise press releases, BoG events and other BoG-related engagements.…
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Understanding government’s “Gold for Oil policy” and stakeholder reactions
A UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicts about 22% depreciation of the cedi to the dollar in 2023, despite a…
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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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What we know about the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
XBB.1.5 is yet another descendant of Omicron, the most contagious variant of the coronavirus, which became a global pandemic in…
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