Politics
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Fake News and Implications for Democratic Governance
Ahead of Ghana’s 2020 elections, concerns of spiraling rise of fake news and its osmotic penetration into public discourse was…
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NDC, NPP win an equal number of parliamentary seats; what are the implications of a hung parliament?
The 2020 elections will go down in history as one of the most keenly contested elections in the fourth republic.…
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GHANA’S 2020 ELECTION: CAN FAKE NEWS INFLUENCE VOTING BEHAVIOUR?
Introduction Since the return to constitutional rule in 1992, Ghanaians have been going to the polls to elect their president…
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Viral Screenshot of BBC News Africa’s report on Ghana’s election FALSE
A viral screenshot suggests that BBC News Africa reported the just ended elections in Ghana with the headline: “Ghana’s peaceful…
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True! EC published Essikado-Ketan parliamentary results featuring 6 candidates instead of 3
Pro-NDC groups claim only three persons contested for the Essikado-Ketan parliamentary elections but the Electoral Commission announced results for six…
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Mahama affirms NDC’s rejection of 2020 presidential election results
The former president and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has affirmed his party’s rejection…
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ANALYSIS: Ghana’s presidential election results declared with significant errors
Following what some international and local election observers say was a successful holding of Ghana’s 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections,…
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EC declares Akufo-Addo as winner of 2020 Ghana presidential elections
Some 48 hours after polls closed on Monday 7 December 2020, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa,…
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Mahama has Not Conceded Defeat
Viral social media messages suggest that John Mahama has conceded to the ruling NPP. During an emergency press conference held…
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False: CNN has not declared NDC winners of the just ended 2020 Ghana Elections
A Facebook page claims CNN has announced Ghana’s opposition leader winner of the national elections. Our checks reveal the full-length…
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