Corruption Perception Index: Mahama’s worst still remains Akufo-Addo’s best
In 2016, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) campaigned on corruption and promised to wage a meaningful war against...
#AFCON2021 Fact-check: CAF and the Gabonese player “whose mother died before he was born”
Ahead of Ghana Black Star’s group stage match with Gabon on Friday in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroun, some social media...
Fact-checkers call upon YouTube CEO to take four steps against rampant disinformation
January 12th, 2022
More than eighty professional fact-checking organizations from more than 40 countries have sent a letter to YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki this...
COVID-19 vaccination: Sammy Gyamfi’s use of WHO’s data on side effects misleading
On Wednesday, December 15, the National Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, made a tweet to back his opposition...
Who built the Keta Sea Defence wall? NAPO’s false, misleading claims
On Friday, December 3, 2021, social media in Ghana was flooded with a video of the Energy Minister, Dr Mattew Opoku Prempeh’s appearance on...
The Omicron variant has been named “variant of concern”, but what does that mean?
So far, the World Health Organization (WHO) has labelled five major variants as “variants of concern”, with the latest being the Omicron variant which...
Ghana’s new COVID-19 protocols for international travels – Here’s what you need to know
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced new guidelines for international travellers amidst the surge in Covid-19 cases as a result of the newly...
The Omicron variant: what scientists know so far
The world was still recovering from the devasting effects of COVID-19 Delta variant when news of a new, much more powerful and potentially dangerous...
In Aflao, COVID-19 has killed the economy more than humans
Hajia Munira runs a restaurant in Accra New Town. It is often packed at noon. A swarm of patrons, mostly hungry workers nearby meander...
Is it true food prices have not increased? Here are the facts
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has challenged the assertion that the prices of food have increased.
The minister says data...
#BawumiaSpeaks: contradictions on number of CCTV cameras installed
In his presentation on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Ashesi University, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said the current government’s investment in technology was...
Akufo-Addo makes U-turn on campaign promise
President Akufo-Addo is reported by several media outlets to have said that he and his incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) did not promise to...
