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FALSE: Antimalarial drug is meant to kill Muslim kids
Claim: Antimalarial drug is meant to kill Muslim kids Source: Unknown Verdict: False Researched by Sani Abdul-Rahman An audio...
FALSE: About 50% of Ghanaian men are impotent
A viral news report originally published by otecfmghana.com claims that about 50% of Ghanaian men are impotent. The claim, which...
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...
FACT-CHECK: Ghana Statistical Service wrongly claims Ghana’s economy has contracted for the first time in 37 years
Claim: Ghana’s economy has contracted for the first time in 37 years Source: Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Verdict: False Researched...
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:...
TRUE: Sissala West District Chief Executive sacked
Claim: District Chief Executive of the Sissala West sacked Source: Ministry of Local Government and Regional Integration Verdict: True Research...
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...
FACT-CHECK: Ex-Prez John Mahama’s remarks at Manhyia Palace
Claim: Ghana emerged first for four consecutive years in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Source: John Dramani...
FACT-CHECK: Okudzeto Ablakwa falsely claims Ghana was ranked last but one in World Bank HCI report
Did Ghana rank last but one in the 2019 World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI) report? That is the claim...
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...
FAKE: Viral letter claims Finance Ministry to meet aggrieved Menzgold customers
Claim: Finance Ministry to meet the leadership of aggrieved Menzgold customers Source: Unknown Verdict: Fake Researched by Rabiu Alhassan A...
FACT-CHECK: Former Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi’s life ban reduced
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in an email to GhanaFact has confirmed that the appeal by former Ghana...
FAKE: Nigeria bans off-takers of Crude from Ghana, Togo and Benin
A letter being shared on social media claims Nigeria has banned all Tanker Take Over transactions with off-takers of Bonny...
FAKE: Letter claims Akufo-Addo accepts to debate John Mahama
Claim: President Akufo-Addo accepts to debate John Mahama Source: Unknown Verdict: Fake Researched by Sani Abdul-Rahman A letter allegedly signed...
FACT-CHECK: Akufo-Addo’s speech at NPP Manifesto launch
Claim: Two claims about Ghana’s economic performance and unemployment data Source: Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo Verdict: One mixture, one false Mixture: The...
FACT-CHECK: John Mahama on the campaign trail in Ahamansu
Claim: Even with a voter ID card, you won't be allowed to vote on December 7 if your name is...
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