Economy
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False! Trump did not ask Mahama to help secure Ghana gold contract
Claim: A viral graphic circulating on social media claims that U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ask Ghanaian President…
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NPP statement apologising to GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi over $1.7bn loss, fake
Claim: Multiple social media posts alleged that Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) had apologised to GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi…
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False! Sammy Awuku has not been arrested by EOCO
Claim: A Facebook post claimed that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) detained Samuel Awuku, the Akuapem North’s parliamentary…
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Viral video of South African taxi drivers urging end to ‘March and March’ protest, AI-generated
Claim: A viral video circulating on Facebook and X shows a South African taxi driver calling on protesters to halt…
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Claim France holds 50% of Sahel countries’ foreign reserves, misleading
Claim: Online reports in connection with Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s push for economic “sovereignty” claim that France still holds…
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EXPLAINER! Ghana’s opposition figure, Chairman Wontumi, jailed 20 years for illegal mining
Introduction Ghana’s High Court has convicted and sentenced a key opposition figure, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,…
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Viral claims Chairman Wontumi wasn’t jailed for galamsey, false
Claim: Several Facebook users claim that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, was not jailed for his involvement…
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Inside CWPC’s Ghana operation: Malware flags, flood relief photo-op, and pyramid scheme preying on Ghanaians
On July 2, 2026, before its collapse, CWPC staged a carefully choreographed flood relief event at Circle. The cameras were…
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Auditor General’s 2025 Report corroborates DUBAWA’s findings on revenue gaps at Ghana Airports
Introduction Barely six weeks after DUBAWA’s investigative report about possible fraud and tax evasion at Terminal 3 of Accra International…
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No! South Africa cannot sustainably pay every citizen one million rands every year
Claim: South African activist Nkosikhona “Phakel’umthakathi” Ndabandaba claimed in a viral video that South Africa is wealthy enough to pay…
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