Facebook Checks
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No, NPP did not announce six-day demonstration over Chairman Wontumi’s prison sentence
Claim: A viral press release circulating on Facebook claims the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a six-day nationwide demonstration…
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SABC falsely reports Ghana has active Ebola cases
A Facebook user, Joe Anim, on Monday, July 20, 2026, made a post with images that showed that the South…
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No, South Africa has not excluded Ghana and Nigeria from its visa-free entry policy
Claim: A Facebook page called I Love Africa claimed that South Africa’s updated 2026 list of African countries eligible for…
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Viral claims Chairman Wontumi wasn’t jailed for galamsey, false
Claim: Several Facebook users claim that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, was not jailed for his involvement…
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No! NPP did not distance itself from Bawumia over Tribunal Bill comments
Claim: A purported New Patriotic Party (NPP) press statement circulating on social media claims the party has distanced itself from…
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False! Todd Blanche did not accuse Ghana of tying extraditions to slave trade compensation
Claim: A viral social media post features what appears to be a BBC News quote card claiming that Todd Blanche,…
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False! Zoomlion has running contract with Assemblies
Claim: Social media accounts, Sir Obama Pokuase, Nation Watch, Fuseini Mohammed Hadi, and Trends Gh, claim Zoomlion’s government contract has…
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Viral image of hospitalised Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, AI-generated
Claim: A viral image circulating on Facebook purports to show broadcaster Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah receiving treatment in a hospital following injuries…
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No! South Africa cannot sustainably pay every citizen one million rands every year
Claim: South African activist Nkosikhona “Phakel’umthakathi” Ndabandaba claimed in a viral video that South Africa is wealthy enough to pay…
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No, Dennis Miracles Aboagye did not resign from NPP
Claim: A social media post by Daily Mind Shift and NPP Facebook Caucus claims that Dennis Miracles Aboagye has resigned…
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