One of the trendiest social media topics before, during and after the 2025 Christmas period was the claim by a self-anointed prophet, Ebo Noah (real name Evans Eshun), that God was going to destroy the world with floods as happened during the Biblical times.
Ebo Noah’s global flooding prediction gained significant popularity online ahead of the December 25, 2025 date he widely advertised that the apocalypse will begin.
Social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, X, Instagram etc became major playgrounds for content and narratives around him and his arks which were reportedly under construction on the shores of Takoradi in the Western Region.
After months of posting content about the floods on his known TikTok account, with barely 24 hours to the 25th, he announced that the flooding had been averted because God was allowing time for more arks to be built.
“God has given us some time to build more arks in addition to the 10 that will contain all of us. So tomorrow, nobody should rush to any location. I am not selling any tickets, I am not taking money from anyone also, so please stay home, enjoy yourself, have fun…” he stated.
In this report, GhanaFact investigates a number of the viral videos associated with the Ebo Noah trend. This is to debunk online misinformation associated with Noah, some of which had made the news headlines at home and abroad.
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Claim 1 – Video of ‘believers’ trooping to the ark
A viral video showing hundreds of people in a narrow mountainous column was widely shared on social media with the narrative that it showed the moment people were arriving at the site of Noah’s ark.
The video, with the caption “Eii Ebo Noah” has been widely shared across platforms including by an influencer on X on December 24, 2025. The post by @withalvin_ had garnered the following statistics: 1.8 million views, 300 comments. 492 reposts, 1,700 likes and 451 bookmarks.
In the video, two people are heard speaking about the crowds. In the conversation, one person remarked: “this is just grotto, how much more heaven gate.”
Fact-check
GhanaFact’s search of the word “grotto” across social media platforms, helped us locate the origin of the said video, which was posted on Facebook on December 23 by a user with the name, Odihiyie Kwaku Atiemo.
The caption of his video read: “A large crowd of Ghanaians have gathered at the Our Lady of Calvary Grotto at Techiman. A significant Catholic pilgrimage and retreat center located in Asueyi, near Techiman, Ghana. They are visiting the grotto and also to pray as Christmas approaches.”
GhanaFact, therefore, found the following:
- The original video was posted on Facebook on December 23, 2025
- The video was from the Our Lady of Calvary Grotto at Techiman in the Bono East Region.
- The viral video linking the footage to Ebo Noah started circulating on the 24th
- An August 2025 footage with the same landscape confirmed that the area was in Techiman and not anywhere close to Ebo Noah’s arks.
Verdict:
The viral video linking the large crowd to Ebo Noah is misleading
Claim 2 – Man angrily burns one of Ebo Noah’s arks
On December 25, 2025; another video emerged across social media platforms, purporting that one of the arks Ebo Noah was building had been set ablaze by an angry believer after Noah, a day before announced that the end-time floods had been postponed by God’s grace.
The video in question was of a burning ark along a beach as people on the shore looked on. One such post on X (by @macqoyreports) had garnered 281 comments, 521 reposts, 2.3K likes and 671 bookmarks and 1.6 million views.
The three-paragraph accompanying post titled: “Man Burns Down Ark After Mistaking It for Ebo Noah’s Structure,” suggested that the man acted out of anger and after realizing the burnt boat did not belong to Noah, he had apologized.
Fact-check
GhanaFact observed that the commentary accompanying the 15-second video was in Kiswahili, a dominant language in East Africa and in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
A colleague fact-checker in the DRC, Kalubi Tresor from Eleza Fact, confirmed that the video was from the DRC town of Kindu and gave a translation of the Swahili commentary as follows: “It’s happening in Kindu, at 10 a.m., Tosanga Kibombo’s whaling boat is on fire at 10 a.m.”
Using advanced image search techniques, we traced the video of the burning boat to Kindu, located in the DRC’s Maniema Province. A December 22, 2025 image of the incident was first shared on Facebook by a user Bro Wilson, who identified that the incident took place at Kindu.
From the above, we concluded the following:
- The video is from DRC not Ghana
- The fire incident was on December 22 but the video went viral on the 25th
Verdict
The claim that someone had burnt one of Ebo Noah’s ark is False
Claim 3 – Ebo Noah has bought a Mercedes Benz from donations
On December 24, after his announcement that the destruction of the world had been averted, a video emerged with the narrative that Ebo Noah had bought a Mercedes Benz with donation funds. He is spotted parking the DV-registered car and stepping out of it.
The claim of his acquisition was widely shared online, here, here, here.
Fact-check
Ebo Noah issued a disclaimer on his TikTok handle addressing the issue of the car. He stated: “There is this rumour going on that I have extorted money from people to purchase a car, which is not true, which is never true.
“That people are giving me money and I am taking money from people, no! Nobody has given me money, nobody has given me money and I have not planned to take money from anybody. Please, the rumour is not true.”
Verdict:
The claim that Ebo Noah had purchased a car with donations is False.
Claim 4 – Video of people trooping to Ghana to join the ark
Russian-state owned RT on December 25, 2025; posted a video reel about Ebo Noah. The first 10 seconds contained footage purportedly of some people migrating from outside the country to join the ark.
Embossed on the video was text that read: “Thousands from across Africa arrive in Ghana in hopes of securing a spot on Ebo Noah’s arc for tomorrow’s claimed rupture and global flood.”
In the video, about 20 people (predominantly women and children) are captured carrying loads and walking by a roadside. A voice under the video is heard saying: “La fin du monde (the end of the world), Ghana, Ghana, Ghana.”
Fact-check
GhanaFact’s initial search on social media platforms showed that the particular video was first posted on TikTok on December 24 by a Togolese account accompanied by French text which translates to “The meeting is tomorrow, December 25th, in Ghana.”
Our Google reverse image search and other keyword searches on social platforms did not return any positive results.
Verdict:
The claim is rated unproven because there is no evidence supporting the claim that the people in the video were heading to Ghana or to join Ebo Noah’s mission.
Ebo Noah arrest’s arrest
Media reports about the arrest of Ebo Noah also trended on December 31, 2025 even though there was no confirmation from the Ghana Police Service, who normally announce every arrest effected.
While this arrest was widely reported in the local (here, here, here) and international media (here, here, here), it wasn’t until January 1, 2026, that an audio of the Chief Superintendent Seth Sewornu, Director of the Special Investigation Unit of the Police CID, confirmed the arrest.
“Ebo Noah is in custody, we will send him to court tomorrow. The charges are false communication with intent to put the public into fear and panic. The boat is not for him, he didn’t build any boat, it is somebody’s boat…,” he disclosed on The Black Pot show on YouTube.
Researched by Alfa Shaban
