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Fake! CNN Has not Declared Akufo-Addo Winner of December 7 Elections
A viral photo (screenshot) on social media has suggested that the American broadcaster, CNN, has announced Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the...
True! Man was Arrested with Thumb Printed Ballot Papers at Asawase
Around noon on election day, there were allegations of a man who has been arrested for attempting to stuff already thumb-printed ballot papers into...
Elections 2020: Fact-Check Ghana Partners CODEO, Others to Counter Fake News
Fact-Check Ghana is partnering with the Coalition for Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) to fight misinformation and disinformation related to the 2020 elections in Ghana....
Election 2020: Live Fact-checking of False and Misleading Claims
Fact-check Ghana has been doing around the clock fact-checking of false and misleading claims flying around social media and and other news websites.
Social Media Artwork Projecting over 50% Win for John Mahama, Akufo-Addo Completely False
A viral photo on social media has suggested that the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama had 1,121,839 votes representing 53.83...
Hoax! Viral Video of the Police Brutalising Citizens NOT related to Elections 2020
A video of a group of policemen brutalising some civilians is being circulated around on various social media platforms with the narrative that the...
Claims Awutu Senya East MP shot Some Individuals at a Polling Station Completely False
An online portal by name Expressnewsghana.com has alleged that Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson shot some individuals and journalists at...
NPP vrs NDC: Who Takes Credit for Tolon District Hospital? Here are the Facts
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on November 23, 2020 commissioned the Tolon District Hospital as part of activities during his three-day tour of the...
Who Really Started Free SHS: Mahama or Akufo-Addo? Here are the Facts
The debate about who initiated the Free Senior High School policy has resurged with political figures of the two main political parties, New Patriotic...
Ghana’s Corruption Perception Under NDC’s John Mahama and NPP’s Akufo-Addo. Here are the Facts
According to Transparency International, Africa loses at least US$50 billion annually to corruption. In Ghana, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Transparency International’s local chapter, projects...
Fighting the Fake News Menace: Why Media Information Literacy is a Great Weapon
A decade ago, words like fake news, disinformation, misinformation, mal-information, were used sparingly if at all. Thanks to the internet and its numerous opportunities....
Planting for Food and Jobs – Agric Minister’s Claim Completely False
The Deputy Minister for Agriculture, responsible for Horticulture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has said that the Government of Ghana is the sole financier of the...
