Economy
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John Jinapor’s claim that inflation has surpassed 30% is false
The claim was made on Metro TV’s “Good Morning Ghana” hosted by Dr. Randy Abbey. The video, which was posted…
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Ghana’s Inflation rate had not surged past 20% when NDC won power in 2008 as claimed by Sammy Gyamfi
Claim: National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, says that Ghana’s inflation rate was above 20 percent…
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NDC National Chairman makes a false claim about West African countries on inflation
Claim: Chairman of National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, claims that Ghana and Nigeria are the only countries with double-digit inflation…
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Hoax; No Evidence Zimbabweans Are Selling Their Toes For Money
Claim: Viral social media posts claim Zimbabweans are selling their toes for money. Zimbabwean Deputy Information Minister, Kindness Paradza, says…
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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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