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FACT-CHECK: Viral WhatsApp post of US Embassy in Ghana on fire is False

Claim: American Embassy in Ghana set ablaze by irate Ghanaians Source: WhatsApp Verdict: False Researched by Alfa Shaban GhanaFact has...

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Viral video of US immigration officials hunting undocumented Africans is False

Claim: Undocumented Africans being hunted down by US immigration officials at an African supermarket in Columbus, Ohio Source: Social media ...

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Kenyan blogger misleadingly labels Otumfuo’s convoy as that of a politician

A video showing a convoy of the King of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II has been misleadingly shared...

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FACT-CHECK: Major media outlets caught off guard by Chef Smith’s FALSE cook-a-thon record

Claim: Ghanaian chef holds the Guinness World Record (GWR) for longest cooking marathon Source: Ebenezer Smith Verdict: FALSE Researched by...

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MISLEADING! A viral photo of bloodied-face MP is not from Kenya

Claim:#RejectFinanceBill2024 Protesters beat up Kenyan MPJohn Chikati Murumba Source: Viral image Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Abdur Rahman Shaban A photo allegedly...

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South Korea and Japan are not offering $75000 for Black Men to impregnate their women

Claim: Governments of South Korea and Japan incentivise black men to have children Source: Viral social media video Verdict: MISLEADING...

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FACT-CHECK: Burkina Faso has not introduced a new currency

Claim: Burkina Faso introduces a new currency Source: Viral video Verdict: FALSE Researched by Sedem Kwasigah A video claiming Burkina...

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FACT-CHECK: No soldier has been killed in Ashaiman as being portrayed on social media

Claim: Ghanaian military officer killed in Ashaiman Source: Viral social media post Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu Ashaiman, a town...

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No, Black Stars team bus was not vandalised in Côte d’Ivoire

Claim: Black Stars team bus vandalised Source: Viral video Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A viral video clip showing...

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FACT-CHECK: Has Ghana Education Service reduced BECE subjects from 9 to 5?

Claim: Ghana Education Service reduces BECE subjects from 9 to 5 Source: Social Media Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Sedem Kwasigah Has the Ghana Education...