Disruption of Government of Ghana email service – What we know so far
The official Government of Ghana email service (.gov.gh) went down early this week, the state-funded National Information Technology Agency (NITA)...
AI hallucination: Google Lens’ AI Overview giving false, misleading summaries
The integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) into a critical search platform like Google, enables users of the platform to...
How ‘Igbo king in Ghana’ video triggered #NigeriansMustGo demo, hate speech on WhatsApp
Introduction In 2018, the guest of honour at Ghana’s 61st Independence Day parade was the late Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari. In...
FACT-CHECK: COCOBOD CEO’s claim about ‘70% cocoa price’ promise in NDC manifesto is False
Claim: NDC in 2024 manifesto promised 70% cocoa producer price to farmers Source: Randy Abbey, CEO of COCOBOD Verdict: False...
Misinformation and AI manipulation ‘a very serious threat’ – Speaker Alban Bagbin
Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has warned that rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technologies pose serious...
August 6 crash misinformation: Edited 2023 Colombia crash video, false claim about late Murtala’s wife
In GhanaFact’s first piece debunking online misinformation peddled about the August 6 crash, we revealed how a photo from an...
Busting misinformation around the August 6 crash: India crash photo, misleading 2024 video, AI hallucination
On August 6, 2025, the Ghana government, through the Chief of Staff, confirmed the death of eight persons, including two...
FACT-CHECK: Image of Senegal’s Sadio Mane playing on a sandy pitch is from 2022, NOT 2025
Claim: Sadio Mane spends 2025 vacation playing on sandy pitch in Senegal Source: Micky Jnr (Facebook, X) Verdict: False Researched...
False! Images of LGBTQ couple at Black Star Square not AI-generated, Majority Chief Whip backtracks
Claim: Viral gay couple images at Independence Square were AI-generated Source: Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, Majority Chief Whip Verdict: False Researched...
Analysis: Deepfake video of Thomas Partey responding to rape charges, TikTok’s AI policy
Introduction Barely 24 hours after Ghanaian footballer, Thomas Partey was formally charged with rape on July 4, 2025, by the...
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