Economy
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False; Communication Service Tax was not increased during John Mahama’s government
Claim: A Deputy National Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party, Jennifer Queen, says that the Communication Service Tax…
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John Boadu’s claim that less than 30 countries recorded positive economic growth in 2020 is false
which measures the “output” or total market value of goods and services produced in the domestic economy during a particular…
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Consuming trash: unravelling the multi-million cedi business in Ghana’s expired products business (Part 2)
Cracking the Sarpong Code After digging through a maze of email conversations by top management of Fareast Mercantile to unravel…
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Consuming trash: unravelling the multi-million cedi business in Ghana’s expired products business (Part 1)
Months of painstaking investigations by DUBAWA, a fact checking organisation in Ghana, have uncovered a business model involving one of…
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Ghana’s GDP growth rate in 2011 was not the best globally as claimed by Dr. Kwabena Duffuor
Claim: Former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, claims that Ghana’s economic growth rate in 2011 was the best in the…
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How does Ghana’s Tax to GDP ratio compare to that of other countries in West Africa?
Claim: President Akufo-Addo says that Ghana’s tax to GDP ratio is one of the lowest in West Africa. DUBAWA rates…
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False; Ghana’s economy did not grow by 0.6% as claimed by the Deputy PRO of the Education Ministry
Claim: Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry claims that Ghana’s economy grew by 0.6% in 2020. Data from…
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Dubai Expo 2020: Akufo-Addo’s FDI claim false, others true
Full Text President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Monday, March 7, 2022, to lead Ghana’s delegation at the…
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Okudzeto Ablakwa falsely claims that Ghana recorded highest budget deficit in the world due to COVID-19 expenditure
Claim: North Tongu MP, Okudzeto Ablakwa, says that Ghana recorded the biggest budget deficit in the world, due to COVID-19…
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E-levy controversy: Western Regional Minister’s claim on poverty levels misleading
Claim: The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, says the income of the average poor person in Ghana is GHC…
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