Claim: Africa produces about 12 million graduates annually and creates 6 to 7 million jobs Source: Former President John Dramani Mahama Verdict: PARTLY TRUE Researched by
Claim: Former President John Mahama visits Ejura shooting victims Source: Viral video Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A viral video is being wrongly portrayed as
Claim: Ghana emerged first for four consecutive years in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Source: John Dramani Mahama Verdict: Exaggerated Researched by
Did Ghana rank last but one in the 2019 World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI) report? That is the claim made by a former Deputy Education Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on TV3’s-The Key Points programme. GhanaFact checks found the claim is false.
A former Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has pointed out inconsistencies in government’s data on the flagship Free Senior High School programme. GhanaFact checks show the claim is true
A Facebook post by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has set tongues wagging on social media, generating about 7,300 engagements, and leading the trends on twitter in Ghana at a point on July 28. But how accurate is the Vice President’s list of 50 achievements under the NPP as compared to the NDC?
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, claims Ghana’s GDP growth rate in 2016 is the lowest in the fourth republic. But GhanaFact checks show the claim is false.
NDC Member of Parliament (MP), Okudzeto Ablakwa claims number of WASSCE candidates under the previous NDC administration increased more than the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. However, GhanaFact using the same data source (WAEC) and metric used by the legislator found the claim is false.
NDC MP Dr Clement Apaak has claimed there has been a decline in the total number of candidates expected to write the 2020 WASSCE compared to the year before. However, following GhanaFact checks we found the claim to be false. Meanwhile, the legislator in an interview said:”My claim was based on what government churned-out.”
In less than a week, online portal- myafricatoday.net has published two (2) stories about Dr Paa Kwasi Nduom and Prof Stephen Adei that have turned out to be false.
