Claim: National Democratic Congress (NDC) outdoors 6 TV partners
Source: Viral visual card
Verdict: FAKE
Researched by Rahman Shaban
Has the National Democratic Congress(NDC) announced its official TV partners ahead of the December elections?
A visual card showing the logos of six Ghanaian Television Stations is being portrayed online as the official outdooring of the TV partners for the opposition NDC 2024 campaign.
The flyer shared by multiple X accounts with different captions sought to impugn the integrity and independence of the named media houses (here, here and here).
A screengrab of the viral flyer shared on X
A screenshot of the viral flyer shared on X
A screengrab of the viral flyer shared on X
Background
The National Democratic Congress on June 18, 2024, announced its national campaign team to help prosecute the 2024 general elections. The announcement comprised a 19-member National Campaign Team and a 14-member Campaign Steering Committee.
Fact-Check
GhanaFact ran a check on the X and Facebook accounts of the NDC and John Dramani Mahama – the NDC presidential candidate – but found no such artwork on any of their social media platforms. Further online checks on the social media handles of the six TV stations showed no such artwork was shared either.
However, GHOne TV, one of the media organisations has debunked the claim. “Our editorial policy is unequivocal: we are dedicated to providing factual, accurate, and balanced reporting, ensuring fairness and impartiality at all times,” the station posted on X.
One of the named media platforms dismisses the claim as “Fake”
The Director of Legal Affairs for the NDC, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, in a Facebook post has labelled the viral visual card as “Fake”(here).
A post on Facebook by the NDC Director of Legal Affairs labelling the flyer as Fake
Verdict
A flyer claiming six TV stations have been announced as TV partners for the opposition NDC 2024 campaign is FAKE.
