BBC Interview: Fact-Checking Prez Akufo-Addo’s claims about the economy and E-Levy
Claim: Claims about the Ghanaian economy, E-Levy and Britain’s worsening standard of living Source: President Nana Akufo-Addo Verdict: 2 TRUE, 1 PARTLY TRUE, 1 FALSE
Claim: Claims about the Ghanaian economy, E-Levy and Britain’s worsening standard of living Source: President Nana Akufo-Addo Verdict: 2 TRUE, 1 PARTLY TRUE, 1 FALSE
Claim: Three claims on road construction, growth rate and cocoa production Source: President Akufo- Addo Verdict: 2 TRUE, 1 FALSE Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa
Claim: 2020 NDC manifesto proposed taxing electronic transactions Source: Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu Did Ghana’s largest opposition party,
Claim: Ghana Card duly recognized globally as a valid e-passport Source: Mahamudu Bawumia Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Rabiu Alhassan “Ghana Card is now an e-passport,”
Claim: Ghana registered 8.9% GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2021 Source: President Nana Akufo-Addo Verdict: FALSE Researched by Rabiu Alhassan Addressing captains
Claim: Claims about Ghana’s economic rebound and public debt Source: President Nana Akufo-Addo Verdict: 2 TRUE, 1 UNPROVEN Researched by Rabiu Alhassan President Nana Akufo-Addo
Claim: Ghana is spending 23% of its budget on education Source: President Nana Akufo-Addo Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu & Rabiu Alhassan Is Ghana
A decision by the Ghanaian government to slap 17 pesewas on fuel prices as COVID-19 levy has generated outrage among petroleum consumers on social media.
Ghanaian students at different levels of the educational ladder (kindergarten to tertiary) would be going back to school despite the coronavirus. This was confirmed in
Ghana’s parliament has suspended processes leading to the passage of the Public University Bill which was at the consideration stage. The bill drafted by the