Live fact-check
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Claim that Police officer was beaten at Ablekuma West for smuggling unsealed ballot boxes false
Claim: An X post by TV3 Police officer at Ablekuma West beaten for attempting to smuggle unsealed ballot boxes to…
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False! Jean Mensah is not the first to declare election results in 48 hours
Claim: “By convention, we have been able to declare results within 72 hours after the polls. The Commission, however, broke…
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Claims of ballot papers spotted outside voting centres: Here’s what we know
Claim: Several reports: here and here, claim pre-thumb printed ballot papers have been discovered across the country. Verdict: Misleading Explanation…
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True, NDC has pledged to prosecute BoG governor over economic mismanagement
Claim: X account @CediRates NDC has communicated its intent to criminally prosecute the current Bank of Ghana governor for illegal…
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False! Sale of old Metro Mass Transit buses predates NPP defeat
Claim: X user, @HassanGypsum, posted a video claiming Metro Mass Transit (MMT) management in Bantama, Ashanti region, is selling off…
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False, viral photo of Kennedy Agyapong in NDC paraphernalia old
Claim: A photo of Kennedy Agyapong clad in NDC paraphernalia and celebrating with NDC supporters is circulating on social media,…
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True, Police arrested Tolon DCE over shooting incident
Claim: A video circulating on WhatsApp alleges that a DCE has been arrested for possessing firearms and shooting which ended…
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False! Mahama did not take more than two days to concede after losing 2016 elections
Claim: According to @KrobeaKwabenaA (X), it took Mahama more than 2 days to concede defeat in the 2016 elections. Verdict:…
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13.80 cedis to dollar exchange rate, false
Claim: A Facebook user has claimed that the current exchange rate of the US dollar to the Ghanaian cedi is…
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False! Betting tax has not been abolished
Claim: A social media user claimed that the betting tax in Ghana had been removed even though John Mahama has…
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