Economy
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“It’s not worth it”: Why tenants won’t report illegal rent demands in Ghana
Introduction In Ghana today, renting a home has become one of the most difficult negotiations many citizens face. What should…
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Is the 20 pesewa coin still legal tender in Ghana?
Claim: A sachet water seller in a viral Facebook video posted by Bisame Buzz Trends insists that the 20-pesewa coin…
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NPP’s Kofi Tonto makes false claim about global crude prices doubling amidst Russia-Ukraine war
Claim: NPP communication team member, Kofi Tonto, says that global crude prices doubled within two months of Russia’s invasion of…
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Did Okraku-Mantey accuse Mahama of spending GH¢300m on sanitary pads?
Claim: Several Facebook accounts shared a flyer claiming former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, accused…
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Misleading! Dennis Aboagye’s claim about no progress in real economic sectors
Claim: Dennis Miracles Aboagye claims that Ghana’s real economic sectors are not progressing, citing the national budget as his evidence.…
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US-Israel-Iran War: Ayatollah’s death, oil price surge fears and key developments
Introduction The war between the United States and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other is in…
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Misleading! $147 oil price spike under Kufuor not caused by “The Gulf War”
Claim: Afia Pokuaa, a Facebook user, has said that “Under President Kufuor, Ghana suffered a crude oil price surge of…
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FALSE! Over 1m Ghanaians didn’t find employment between 2025 Q1 and Q3
Claim: Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama says over one million Ghanaians found employment between quarters 1 and 2 of 2025,…
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NPP’s Miracles Aboagye makes false claim about global cocoa prices in 2025
Claim: Member of the communications team of the New Patriotic Party, Dennis ‘Miracles’ Aboagye claims that cocoa prices soared to…
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Claim Ivory Coast paying cocoa farmers more than announced farmgate price, false
Claim: A Ghanaian opposition lawmaker and former Lands Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, alleges that neighbouring Ivory Coast is paying cocoa…
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