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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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Viral video claiming Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ has woken up from a coma, misleading
Claim: A viral video circulating on social media platforms claims that Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, who has been…
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A viral photo claiming the Takoradi highway is the Lagos-Calabar coastal road
Claim: A viral post on X by user Mäyø Clërk (@mayoclerk) claimed that a photo of a well-lit highway, specifically…
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Did Mahama promise Muslims a two-day holiday for Eid al-Adha in 2025?
Claim: On June 8, 2025, X user and NPP supporter General Buhari made a post, stating President Mahama promised Muslims…
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Claim soldier assaulted driver over fare reduction, false
Claim: An X user, @KellySewornu, shared a video allegedly showing a military officer assaulting a Sprinter bus driver, claiming the…
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Burkina Faso does not manufacture aeroplanes, viral video misleads
Claim: A viral video on social media platforms, including TikTok and Facebook, claims that Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has…
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An OSINT investigation of the ‘visa scandal’ in Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, DC
Full Text On Monday, May 26, 2025, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the temporary closure of…
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