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Viral video of Kennedy Agyapong criticising NPP for vote-buying, not related to Dec. 7 elections
Claim: A video of Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong claiming the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants to buy votes from…
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False! Highest inflation rate under Mahama, not 15%
Claim: A post by Loud Silence Media, a media outlet owned by Kevin Taylor, has suggested that the highest inflation…
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Misleading! There is no resistance to security at Aflao border
Claim: X user @StatsGH shared a video alleging people resist security manipulation at the Aflao border. Verdict: Misleading! Verification: Checks…
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False! Akosua Manu has not been declared MP-Elect for Adentan
Claim: An X user @NanaKwame_off, shared a post suggesting that Akosua Manu, the NPP parliamentary candidate for the Adentan Constituency,…
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Yamin attacked by NDC ‘thugs’ in Kumasi, but Kofi Boakye wasn’t there
Claim: NDC security boys attacked Joseph Yamin and ex-police chief Kofi Boakye at a press conference in Kumasi, an Accra-based…
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Martin Amidu did not accuse Mahama of being father of corruption
Claim: An X (formerly Twitter) user claims that Martin Amidu accused John Mahama of being the father of corruption in…
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False! Ghana 7th not 3rd, most food-secure African country
Claim: At the final rally of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Dec. 5, 2024, the flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,…
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Misleading! Dr Bawumia did not donate GH₵1 million to Stephen Adom Kyei-Duah
Claim: A TikTok video, posted by @adombasikapa, claims that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia donated GH₵ 1 million to the…
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Did Mahama say rights of gays and lesbians in Ghana must be legalised?
Claim: A TikTok user has shared a fact card in which ex-President John Mahama reportedly said he would legalise the…
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2024 General Elections in Ghana: Research, support and efforts towards a safe and verified election
As Ghana prepares for its general elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID)…
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