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UK Government not issuing visa sponsorship to international applicants
Claim: Viral social media links and posts suggest the UK government offers visa sponsorship to applicants. Verdict: False; the United…
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Viral video showing alleged nuclear plant explosion in Turkey pre-dates Monday’s earthquake
Claim: Social media users are sharing a video of an explosion and claiming it happened during Monday’s earthquake in Turkey.…
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Old video of building collapse resurfaces as 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria
Claim: A video of a multi-storey building collapse has gone viral online, with users asserting that it happened when an…
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Testimonies on National Rental Assistance Scheme website plagiarised
Claim: Beneficiaries of the government’s rental assistance scheme have shared their testimonies on the new website. Verdict: False! The testimonies…
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Okudzeto’s Cathedral crusade against Rev Boateng; Does Facebook automatically delete posts without notice?
A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benjamin Essuman, claims that the government has deleted a Facebook post…
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Viral link announcing free laptops for students fake
Claim: Viral WhatsApp messages state that free laptops are being given to Ghanaian students via an online link. Verdict: False.…
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No, viral video of man getting electrocuted did not happen because he was wearing earphones
Claim: A Twitter user alleged that a man got electrocuted for using a Bluetooth device beside a railway tension line.…
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Viral video resurfaces with online users giving false narrative to duo dancing
Claim: Social media users are linking a false narrative to a video that has gone viral. The video features a…
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False; Canada does not have a visa lottery
Claim: Canada Visa Lottery 2022/2023 online application form is open. Verdict: False. According to the official Canada visa website, Canada…
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MANIPULATED video of football spectators singing aloud Rema’s ‘calm down’ song during football game goes viral
Claim: A Twitter user has shared a video suggesting that thousands of football fans watching a football game at the…
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