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Misleading! Ghana has NOT Returned to HIPC
Over the weekend, news emerged on various social media platforms suggesting that Ghana has returned to the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) programme of...
Economic Growth: Ghana’s GDP Growth Rate Under Mahama and Akufo-Addo. Here are the Facts
The argument of who are better managers of the economy, between the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and leading opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC),...
September Round-up: Unemployment Rate in Ghana Clarified, Health Sector Claims by NPP Fact-checked
The FACTs in highlights:
Hospitals in Obuasi, Anyinam and Enyiresi not yet completed as claimed by the NPP 2020 manifesto
NPP did not...
Bawumia’s Claim on Astro Turfs in Ghana Completely False
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was the guest on Asempa FM’s afternoon political talk show, Ekosii Sen, where he...
Okudzeto Ablakwa’s Claim on Mahama’s Record of Prosecuting Appointees Completely False
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, has said the former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John...
Fighting Fake News in Ghana’s 2020 Election: 5 Key Things Citizens Must Do
Fake news and misinformation continue to be a threat to democracy and the work of the media. In a period of new and social...
2020 NPP Manifesto: Claim of Hospital Built in Obuasi, Anyinam and Enyiresi Completely False
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) launched its 2020 manifesto on August 22 at an event at the University of Cape Coast. The manifesto presents...
Unemployment Rate in Ghana: Minister’s Claim Completely False
At the recent Meet the Press organized by the Ministry of Information on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations,...
Funding for Accountability Institutions: Akufo-Addo Versus Mahama on CHRAJ – Here are the Facts
The issue of which government has funded accountability institutions to be able to do their work effectively has become a debate between the two...
July Round-up: NPP, NDC Banter on Lecturers’ Research Allowance Settled; Misleading GDP and COVID-19 Figures Refuted
Facts in highlights:
The NDC did not cancel the Book and Research allowance
The NDC did not appoint the first female Foreign Minister of...
Education Sector in NPP 2020 Manifesto: Here are the False, Misleading Claims
On Saturday, August 22, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) launched its 2020 manifesto at an event at the University of Cape Coast.
The manifesto...
COVID-19 and Pets: What You Need to Know
Pets are as important to human beings for pleasure just as they are for companionship. The commonest pets across the world are dogs and...
