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Opinion: How misinformation will be gender-based in Ghana’s upcoming elections
This article was originally published by Poynter in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day 2024, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. The author, Kwaku Krobea Asante, is the team...
Opinion: How to identify the “tricks and traps” politicians use to mislead electorates (part 1)
Ghanaians vote this year. Nothing, therefore, is as paramount to our politicians as the impending general elections in December. The winner-takes-all nature of our political structure makes elections a do-or-die affair. Our political parties...
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. However,these words are now part of our everyday lives.
Fake news,...
COVID-19: Akufo-Addo’s Claim of WHO “Discharge” Policy is Misleading, Problematic – Here is Why
When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed Ghanaians on Sunday, June 21, he explained why Ghana’s Covid-19 recovered cases had seen more than 100% increase as announced the previous day. He said it was...
How to Deal With Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic
During periods of uncertainty and crisis, as occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is normal to feel stressed, agitated, sad or confused. These emotions can be harmful to one's health.
The World Health Organization (WHO)...
How To Keep Your Children Learning During The Covid-19 Period
The period of social distancing has brought about the closure of schools and educational institutions, many of which have migrated their teaching and learning efforts onto on-line apps, and portals such as google classroom...
Covid-19: Safety Tips for Pregnant Women
Pregnancy is associated with a lot of mixed emotions for the expectant mother and all other parties involved in this process of bringing forth new life. Anxiety, joy and frustration are but a few...
How to Spot Fake News
Many of us may be receiving loads of information on COVID-19 either via WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and several other social media platforms from family, friends and acquaintances.
The first thing we are likely to do...
Covid-19: Is there a Risk of Getting Infected through Sex?
In the wake of the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States have advised the public to practise...
