Claim: Ghana orders all foreign gold traders to leave the country by April 30. Source: Social Media Verdict: Misleading Researched by Nusrat Essah A Facebook
Claim: IMF has raised concerns over the number of committees created by the new Ghana government Source: Social media user (General Buhari) Verdict: False Researched
Claim: Ghana imported GH¢6.2 billion worth of excavators in 2024 Source: Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Verdict: Misleading Researched by Nusrat
Claim: Finance Minister introduced five new taxes in the 2025 budget Source: Dr Gideon Boako, Member of Parliament for Tano North Verdicts: Misleading Researched by
Claim: Traditional rulers, others could be jailed for owning or wearing gold ornaments Source: Social media Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Danso Multiple posts on
Claim: President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on Ghana because of VP Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s USAID comment Source: X Verdict: False Research by Gifty Danso
Claim: Government of Ghana’s intervention caused the dollar to cedi exchange rate to drop Source: Social Media Verdict: Misleading! Researched by Samuel Adjetey Adjei On
Claim: The Akufo-Addo government scrapped 17 taxes in the 2017 budget Source: Gideon Boako and Mohammed Amin Adam, MPs for Tano North and Karaga respectively
Claim: 95% of poultry consumed in Ghana is imported Source: President John Dramani Mahama Verdict: True Researched by Nusrat Essah President John Dramani Mahama during
The former Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, has admitted an inaccuracy in his earlier statement that the erstwhile Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government never collected
