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Viral photo claiming to show rescued US air officer in Iran, AI-generated
Claim: Several individuals and pages on social media have been circulating a photo which they claim shows a United States…
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Viral image of Ibrahim Traoré’s “arrest,” AI-generated
Claim: The Facebook page Amazing TV Ghana and a corresponding 14-minute YouTube video claim that Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim…
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False! No fire outbreak at Kumasi Adum Market on March 23
Claim: Multiple Facebook accounts claim fire has engulfed the Adum market in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Verdict: False! There…
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FALSE! Guinea has not requested for review of 1976 AFCON final with Morocco
Claim: The Guinea Football Federation has officially written to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) demanding a review of the…
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No proof Michael B. Jordan is Ghanaian
Claim: Posts circulating on social media suggest that Hollywood actor Michael B. Jordan is Ghanaian, with some users suggesting his…
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Viral video of man kicking child occurred in Nigeria, not in Ghana
Claim: Following a viral video showing a man violently kicking a young boy to the ground, several social media accounts,…
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Did Okraku-Mantey accuse Mahama of spending GH¢300m on sanitary pads?
Claim: Several Facebook accounts shared a flyer claiming former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, accused…
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False! Late Murtala Muhammed did not leave will promoting AI investment platform ‘PrimeAura’
Claim: A Facebook post claims that the late Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed left behind a will revealing an AI-powered investment platform…
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False! Vladimir Putin did not threaten Ghana with war over a Russian national
Claim: A social media post alleges that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, threatened Ghana with war over a Russian national. The…
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Misleading! $147 oil price spike under Kufuor not caused by “The Gulf War”
Claim: Afia Pokuaa, a Facebook user, has said that “Under President Kufuor, Ghana suffered a crude oil price surge of…
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