Claim: A Plus claims to be the first independent candidate to win a parliamentary seat in the Central Region. Source: Kwame Asare Obeng Verdict: True
Claim: Electoral Commission declares MP-elect for Ablekuma North Constituency Source: X accounts Verdict: False! Researched By Samuel Nii Adjetey An X account bearing the same
Researched by Gifty Danso On January 7, 2025, John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office as president of Ghana for his second and final constitutional
Claim: Bawumia is the first presidential candidate to concede before EC announces results Source: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Verdict: False Researched by Alfa Shaban Flagbearer of
Ghana’s president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, granted an interview to Paul Ndiho of the Voice Of America (VOA) on December 15, 2024. He addressed a number
Claim: Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is the first female Vice-President elect in West Africa Source: GhanaWeb Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Danso An article titled “5
Claim: John Mahama wins 57.7% of gazetted 2024 presidential results Source: Social media (X) Verdict: False Researched by Alfa Shaban Social media has been buzzing
Claim: No presidential flagbearer has won on his first attempt Source: Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, alias Napo Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu The
Some social media users (here, here, and here) claimed the NDC could remove Supreme Court justices when it secures a two-thirds majority in Parliament. Provisional
Below are claims worked on by the Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition on December 10, which is Day 7 of our operations. List of headlines: False! E-levy
