Economy
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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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Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful falsely claims that UK’s Digital Services Tax is about 10%
Claim: Ghana’s Communications and Digitalization Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekufu, has asserted that the United Kingdom’s Digital Tax rate is about 10%.…
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False; Ghana is NOT the only sub-Saharan African country to record a positive GDP growth in 2020 as claimed by John Boadu
Claim: Ghana is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to record a positive GDP growth in 2020, General Secretary of…
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2022 budget rejected; what next for the government?
Parliament for the first time in the fourth republic has voted to disapprove a national budget, the 2022 Budget Statement…
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PART 2: #BawumiaSpeaks: More False Claims Found in Vice President Dr Bawumia’s Digitization Speech
On November 2, 2021, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia delivered a public lecture on the digital economy of the country…
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#BawumiaSpeaks: Fact-checking Bawumia’s Digitization Speech at Ashesi
A Cocktail of True, False and Partly False Claims: Part 1
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