FACT-CHECK: Is the allocation to basic education in the 2025 Budget the highest in a decade?
Claim: The 2025 budgetary allocation for basic education is the highest in a decade Source: Kofi Asare, Executive Director of...
False! There are no sanctions for owning, wearing gold in GoldBod law
Claim: Traditional rulers, others could be jailed for owning or wearing gold ornaments Source: Social media Verdict: False Researched by...
PROMISE METER: Fact-checking President John Mahama’s 90-day promises in 120-day social contract
In the run-up to the 2024 general elections, President John Dramani Mahama, beyond the 200-page manifesto, shared a 120-day social...
False! Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on Ghana has nothing to do with Vice President Opoku-Agyemang’s comment on USAID
Claim: President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on Ghana because of VP Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s USAID comment Source: X Verdict:...
FACT-CHECK: Video of DRC president walking backwards manipulated
Claim: DRC President Felix Tshisekedi walks backward after Cabinet meeting Source: GhanaFact WhatsApp Chatbot Verdict: Manipulated Researched by Gifty Danso...
FACT-CHECK: Photo of Dr. Bawumia in an NDC shirt is AI-generated
Claim: Dr Bawumia pictured in an NDC shirt after defecting from NPP. Source: GhanaFact WhatsApp Chatbot Verdict: AI-generated Researched by...
FACT-CHECK: Did government intervention cause the cedi-dollar rate to drop to GH¢8.28 per dollar?
Claim: Government of Ghana’s intervention caused the dollar to cedi exchange rate to drop Source: Social Media Verdict: Misleading! Researched...
FACT-CHECK: Was Sarah Adwoa Safo impersonated during E-Levy vote in Parliament?
Claim: Debates on social media suggest the former Dome-Kwabenya MP was impersonated during the passing of the E-Levy. Source: Social...
FACT-CHECK: Gideon Boako, Amin Adam’s claim that NPP scrapped 17 taxes in 2017 budget is False
Claim: The Akufo-Addo government scrapped 17 taxes in the 2017 budget Source: Gideon Boako and Mohammed Amin Adam, MPs for...
FACT-CHECK: President Mahama’s claim that 95% of poultry consumed in Ghana is imported is True
Claim: 95% of poultry consumed in Ghana is imported Source: President John Dramani Mahama Verdict: True Researched by Nusrat Essah...
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