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Claim: KT Hammond refuses to speak to the press after his defeat
Source: Social media (here and here).
Verdict: Misleading
Explanation: The Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition found that the video claiming Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, KT Hammond, refused to speak to the media after his electoral defeat is old.
Our review showed that the video was from a January 4, 2024, interview he granted the media after his party’s vetting committee dismissed his petition to stop his main contender, Sammy Binfoh Darkwa, from contesting the NPP Parliamentary Primaries.
In the just-ended 2024 general elections, KT Hammond failed to secure his parliamentary seat, as he lost to NDC’s Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi Dorani. Hammond secured 13,275 votes, while Dorani won with 14,229 votes. The only time KT Hammond spoke to the media during the election period was after he had cast his ballot on December 7, 2024.
