May 7, 2020

Election 2020

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: EC postpones 2020 elections to 2023.”

May 7, 2020

Other Checks

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 theft including credit card details, account login information and any other sensitive information.

May 7, 2020

Ghana’s Electoral Commission has NOT postponed 2020 elections due to COVID-19

HOAX: Melcom is not giving out GH₵ 2,000 gift cards to every Ghanaian in response to COVID-19

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