Claim: Mahama rejects Trump’s invitation to the US to help America secure a gold contract with Ghana
Source: Social Media (X, TikTok, Facebook)
Verdict: False
Researched by Charlotte Gbonsu
On September 7, 2026, GhanaFact found a quote card circulating on social media showing a supposed exchange between the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump and Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama.
The quote card claims that President John Mahama had rejected an invitation from President Trump to visit the US to help discuss matters related to gold contracts.
It was shared by an X account with 8,814 followers and had garnered 25K likes, over 700K views, 625 comments, 3.6K reposts and 1.1K bookmarks. It had a caption that read: “We need more bold African leaders like the Ghanaian President.”
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An analysis of the account shows a recurring pattern of posts that focus on anti-western narratives, Pan Africanism and geopolitical issues.
GhanaFact monitored that claim has gained significant traction across multiple platforms and countries. On September 8, 2026, the quote card was shared in a Facebook group, Yoruba Colloquium, with the location as Ibadan, Nigeria, and attracted 309 likes, 76 comments, and 32 shares.
On September 9, 2026, a similar post on Facebook by another user whose location shows Lagos, Nigeria, partly read: “Trump’s unconventional diplomacy with Ghana’s President Mahama. This is certainly not how you invite a Head of State to visit your country. There is a protocol, dignity and diplomatic decorum attached to the office.”
GhanaFact also traced an earlier post with the same flyer to a TikTok post on September 3, 2026, which has attracted 533 likes, 59 comments, 9 shares and was bookmarked 33 times.
This fact-check will verify the claim
Fact-check
GhanaFact reviewed the social media accounts, audios, videos and recent official statements of both President Trump (The White House) and President John Dramani Mahama (Jubilee House). Our checks found no invitation by Trump or the supposed exchanges between the two heads of state.
We have previously fact-checked claims involving President Trump in February 2025, including an AI video falsely claiming that Trump would deport Ghanaians and arrest then President Nana Addo for destroying Ghana’s economy.
The recurrence of such fabricated content highlights the persistence of misinformation and the importance of verifying claims before sharing them. Additionally, in the comment section of the post on X (@beuatifulAfrica), some users debunked the post. ‘‘The post was a fake publication.’’ Another commenter said, ‘‘Eeeii our president never said this anywhere oo.”
A presidential spokesperson, Shamima Muslim told GhanaFact via WhatsApp, “It is fake news.”
Verdict
Therefore, the quote card is fake, and the claim is false!
NB: Script updated with comment by a presidential spokesperson.
