FACT-CHECK: Mass coronavirus testing halted in Ghana’s Central region
A statement allegedly signed by the Regional Director of Health Services- Central region, Dr Akosua Agyeiwaa Owusu-Sarpong is being shared on social media as proof of this claim. Following GhanaFact...
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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...
FALSE: 95 coronavirus patients die in Ghana
Claim: 95 coronavirus deaths recorded in Ghana and total coronavirus cases jump to 6,989 Source: Unknown Verdict: False Researched by...
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...
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...
Ghana shuts its borders as confirmed coronavirus cases hit 20
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to close all the country’s borders to human traffic for the next two...
Coronavirus: Ghana takes steps to suspend all public gatherings
”All Public gatherings, including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, sporting events and religious activities, such as services in churches...
FACT-CHECK: Mass coronavirus testing halted in Ghana’s Central region
A statement allegedly signed by the Regional Director of Health Services- Central region, Dr Akosua Agyeiwaa Owusu-Sarpong is being shared...
FACT-CHECK: Gov’t mobilises almost 18 billion cedis to mitigate impact of COVID-19
At the Finance Ministry, Chief Director Patrick Numo confirmed, "it is true we got 100 million dollars from the World...
Part II: Fact-checking Dr Bawumia at Gov’t Town Hall Meeting
Claims: Four claims about Ghana’s economic performance Source: Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Verdict: Two True and two mixture
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...
HOAX: Melcom is not giving out GH₵ 2,000 gift cards to every Ghanaian in response to COVID-19
The link with this offer takes users to an unsigned cloned website of Melcom, which makes users vulnerable to data...
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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