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FALSE: Viral video shows EC declaring John Mahama as President-Elect of Ghana
Claim: EC Chairperson declares John Mahama President-elect Source: Viral WhatsApp video Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu & Sani...
The count begins: Election petitions must be filed within 21 days after gazette!
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has declared incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential elections and subsequently gazetted...
FAKE: Viral screenshot of BBC Facebook post on Ghanaian election
Claim: BBC claims President Akufo-Addo lost the just-ended presidential election Source: Viral screenshot Verdict: Fake Researched by Sani Abdul-Rahman A...
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...
COVID-19: Find out when students will return to school in Ghana
Ghanaian students at different levels of the educational ladder (kindergarten to tertiary) would be going back to school despite the...
Public University Bill: Suspended, but seven things worthy of note
Ghana’s parliament has suspended processes leading to the passage of the Public University Bill which was at the consideration stage....
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...
Bank of Ghana: Techniques for identifying counterfeit cedi banknotes
An image showing two GH¢100 banknotes is being passed around on WhatsApp with a caution to the general public to...
Fact-checking claims about Ghana’s economy and poverty levels published by France 24
Claim: Two claims about Ghana's economy and poverty levels Source: France 24 Verdict: One false, one partly true. Researched by...
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...
UNPROVEN: Hydrogen Peroxide can protect you against COVID-19
Claim: Hydrogen Peroxide can protect you against COVID-19 Source: Prof. Andrews Seth Ayettey Verdict: Unproven Researched by Sani Abdul-Rahman As...
FALSE: Ghana declares new Ebola outbreak
Claim: Ghana declares new Ebola outbreak Source: Opera News Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A news article published...
FACT-CHECK: Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital overwhelmed with patients
Claim: Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital overwhelmed with patients Source: Twene Jones TV Verdict: Misleading Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu Is Ghana’s...
FALSE: Ghanaian police officer poisoned to death by a colleague
Claim: Ghanaian police officer poisoned to death by a colleague Source: Viral video and text Verdict: False Researched by Gifty...
TRUE: KIA baggage handler arrested for alleged theft
Claim: Airport baggage handler busted for allegedly stealing phones Source: Viral social media video Verdict: True Researched by Sani Abdul-Rahman...
FAKE: Anas and BBC investigate Ghana’s 2020 elections
Claim: Anas Armeyaw Anas and the BBC to release a video documentary on Ghana's 2020 elections Source: Viral visual card...
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