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FALSE: Ghana’s Electoral Commission Chairperson tests positive for coronavirus
Satire and parody portal, HardTruthGH.com has claimed in an article that Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa has...
FALSE: Coronavirus vaccine discovered
Has a vaccine for the coronavirus been discovered? That is the claim on an image being circulated on messaging platform,...
FALSE: Chewing raw onions can cure coronavirus
Claim: Chewing raw onions can cure coronavirus Source: Unknown Verdict: False Researched by Rabiu Alhassan A voice note that is...
Who is printing fake Ghana cedi notes?
A short video clip allegedly showing the printing of counterfeit 20-cedi notes is being widely shared on social media. The...
FACT-CHECK: MTN loses Qwikloan data to undersea fibre cut is satire!
Claim: All data relating to Qwikloan have been lost and cannot be restored Source: Online platform, News @ 7 Verdict:...
FACT-CHECK: MTN to prosecute Qwikloan and Xpressloan defaulters?
Claim: MTN to prosecute defaulters of Qwikloan and Xpressloan policies. Verdict: False. Researched by Rabiu Alhassan An image that has...
FACT-CHECK: Ghana’s President and deputy education minister post wrong figures about total number of 2020 WASSCE candidates?
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and Deputy Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum joined many others on social media to offer...
FACT-CHECK: Who said President Akufo-Addo is tired of the coronavirus fight?
A claim by Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, that President Akufo-Addo is tired of the coronavirus fight due to citizens...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s President announces two-week partial lockdown
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced a partial lockdown of some parts of the country in a bid to contain...
FACT-CHECK: NDC MP, Okudzeto Ablakwa points out contradictions in Free SHS data
A former Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has pointed out inconsistencies in government’s data on the flagship Free Senior...
FACT-CHECK: Dr Bawumia’s claims about why Akufo-Addo is better than Mahama
A Facebook post by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has set tongues wagging on social media, generating about 7,300 engagements, and...
FACT-CHECK: Gabby Otchere-Darko falsely claims 2016 growth rate is the lowest in the fourth republic
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, claims Ghana’s GDP growth rate in 2016...
FALSE: Rawlings lashes out at France for hijacking West African common currency Eco
A video clip that comes with the picture of Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings, with an embedded voice note...
FALSE: Ghanaian journalist Kofi Adomah behind bars
Is journalist Kofi Adomah behind bars for correctly predicting the content of President Akufo-Addo’s speech about the easing of COVID-19...
SCAM: Ghana Police Service starts 2020/2021 recruitment
No. The Ghana Police Service is not advertising recruitment or undertaking fresh recruitment processes. An online platform, ghadmission.com made the...
Ghana’s Electoral Commission has NOT postponed 2020 elections due to COVID-19
The claim was made by an online platform, Newsmunews.net in an undated and unsourced short news article titled, "Coronavirus Wahala:...
FACT-CHECK: 3 claims by Dr Bawumia at Gov’t Town Hall Meeting
Claims: 3 claims about fiscal deficit being below 5%, 8 financial institutions that started operations during NDC governments going bust...
FACT-CHECK: 4 claims by John Mahama during Facebook live interaction
Claims: Four claims about the service sector being the largest sector and fastest growing, IMF warning Ghana is in danger...
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