Economy
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Video of President Mahama promoting a malicious link is manipulated
Claim: A viral video shows President John Mahama urging Ghanaians to invest in a scheme to earn more money. Verdict:…
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MISLEADING! The government hasn’t cancelled Free SHS with the school uniform directive
Claim: An X user, @Diabolic_Mik, says the Ghanaian government has cancelled the free senior high school (SHS) policy after directing…
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False! Passport processing fees have not been increased
Claim: Several social media posts claim that Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has “secretly” increased passport processing fees from…
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Understanding the Attorney General’s investigation of the GH¢548m NSA ghost payroll scandal
Introduction A scandal has rocked Ghana’s public service machinery, exposing what authorities now describe as a sprawling criminal enterprise within…
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FALSE! Data prices in Ghana won’t increase by 10% on July 1, 2025
Claim: A Facebook user, Keskine Owusu Poku, claimed that data prices in Ghana would increase by 10% on July 1,…
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The claim that Sam George increased data prices is misleading
Claim: A viral post by @tech_twi on X claimed that Sam George has increased data prices from GHC 330 to…
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Yilo Krobo MP falsely claims inflation was 50% when E-Levy was introduced
Claim: The NDC Member of Parliament for Yilo Krobo, Albert Tetteh Nyarkotey, has claimed that inflation was hovering around 50%…
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Burkina Faso’s claim of overtaking Saudi Arabia in oil production is false
Claim: Several social media accounts on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube claim that Burkina Faso has overtaken Saudi Arabia in oil…
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False! The Price of cement has not been reduced to Ghc82
Claim: A social media user, Rashid Akugri, has posted what he claims to be a reduction of prices of cement…
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Ghana’s new “D-Levy”: The fuel tax stirring debate
The Ghanaian government passed a bill in June 2025 imposing a GH¢1.00 levy on each litre of petroleum products to…
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