April 23, 2020

Other Checks

FALSE: Ghana’s National Service Secretariat withholds payments to personnel until COVID-19 is over

Has Ghana’s National Service Secretariat withheld payments of allowances to personnel until COVID-19 is over? That is the claim on the website HardTruthGh.

April 23, 2020

FALSE: Ghana’s National Service Secretariat withholds payments to personnel until COVID-19 is over

Verified Facts

FACT-CHECK: Photo of Dr. Bawumia in an NDC shirt is AI-generated

FACT-CHECK: Did government intervention cause the cedi-dollar rate to drop to GH¢8.28 per dollar?

FACT-CHECK: Was Sarah Adwoa Safo impersonated during E-Levy vote in Parliament?

FACT-CHECK: Gideon Boako, Amin Adam’s claim that NPP scrapped 17 taxes in 2017 budget is False

FACT-CHECK: President Mahama’s claim that 95% of poultry consumed in Ghana is imported is True

FACT-CHECK: Photo of UK PM and King Charles in a mosque is AI-generated

Misleading: Not all seedless fruits are genetically modified as claimed by viral watermelon post

Explainer: How President Mahama’s X account was hacked and used to promote a cryptocurrency platform

False! Ghana has never been part of the US visa-waiver programme

FACT-CHECK! Abu Jinapor’s claim that President Mahama has appointed 100 ministers, deputies is False

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