Economy
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False! COVID-19 Levy not omitted from list of scrapped taxes in 2025 budget
Claim: Some Social media users on X claim that the 2025 Budget presented by the NDC government did not explicitly…
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Ghana to Nigeria MoMo transactions now possible!
Introduction Mobile money transactions (MoMo) are not new to Ghanaian mobile users. They afford customers the chance to send money…
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Ex-Ghanaian Minister Stephen Amoah repeats misleading 2016 economic data
Claim: Ex-Ghanaian Deputy Finance Minister Dr Stephen Amoah alleges the country’s agricultural sector growth was 2.7%, the industrial sector was…
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FALSE! Akufo-Addo’s govt honoured 1st, 2nd and 3rd DDEP coupons
Claim: An X user, @SamuelAyeh13, claims ex-President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government did not pay interest due to local creditors under the…
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Claim ORAL Committee spent GHC 75,200 on feeding, transport expenses, false
Claim: A social media user claims that the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee spent GHC 75,200 on food, transport,…
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Former Deputy Finance Minister makes false claims on economy
Full Text During a parliamentary session on February 12, 2025, the former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for…
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What cutting USAID could mean for Ghana
Recent developments from the United States have raised serious concerns about the future of development assistance in Ghana. Following an…
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Agric Minister’s claim food inflation was 8% in 2016, false
Claim: The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has claimed that food inflation in 2016 was 8%. Verdict: False.…
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Misleading! Information on no salary increment for public sector workers, outdated
Claim: A Facebook user has claimed that the government will not provide salary increments for public sector workers this year. …
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Gideon Boako gives inconsistent electricity tariff increment figures from 2009 to 2015
Claim: Dr Gideon Boako, the Member of Parliament for Tano North, has claimed that electricity tariffs were increased by 7.12%…
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