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Viral scams target consumers using online trading platforms
Claim: Viral posts on social media claim that three online trading platforms, Jumia, Temu, and Decathlon, have a stock-clearing promo…
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How TikTok channels are exploiting viral ‘Igbo takeover’ video to stoke anti-Ghanaian misinformation
A man stands before a phone camera, speaking fluently in Igbo with a steady voice and no hint of irony. …
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X user shares video misrepresenting anti-drug campaign as xenophobic attack against Nigerian shops in Ghana
Claim: An X user, @lukurawa16703, has claimed that some Ghanaians have started destroying shops owned by Igbo people from Nigeria…
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EXPLAINER: Can ‘Agradaa’ file for Bail after Conviction? Here are all the answers!!
INTRODUCTION The controversial Ghanaian spiritualist and preacher, Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, is serving a 15-year jail term after…
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False! Viral image of South African gay couple kissing at Black Star Square in Ghana, not AI-generated
Claim: A lawmaker in Ghana, Rockson Dafeamekpor, during a debate on the floor of Parliament, claimed that viral photos of…
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Claims TikTok will be banned in Nigeria, Ghana are false
Claims: Viral videos circulating on TikTok claim that the social media platform will be banned in Nigeria and Ghana. Verdict:…
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Ibrahim Traoré’s letter to Mike Tyson, AI-generated
Claim: Several social media users claim that legendary boxer Mike Tyson broke down on live TV after receiving a heartfelt…
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False, BECE 2025 was not postponed because of Otumfuo
Claim: An X user claims the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) was postponed because Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was scheduled…
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Claim Despite Automobile Museum is first in Africa, false
Claim: Social media users, including key personalities, have claimed that the Despite Automobile Museum in Ghana is the first automobile…
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