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False! Betting tax has not been abolished
Claim: A social media user claimed that the betting tax in Ghana…
False! E-levy has not been abolished
Claim: A social media user is asking if E-levy charges are not…
True, NDC has pledged to prosecute BoG Governor over economic mismanagement
Claim: NDC has communicated its intent to prosecute the current Bank of…
False! The highest inflation rate under Mahama not 15%
Claim: A post by Loud Silence Media, a media outlet owned by…
False! NSS 2016 allowance of ₵559 not equivalent to $143.33
Claim: A flyer on social media claiming that the dollar equivalent of…
Here’s how Ghana has borrowed from the International Capital Market since 2007
Since gaining independence from Britain in 1957, Ghana has relied heavily on…
Here’s how Ghana’s credit rating has fared under the Mahama and Akufo-Addo governments
As Ghanaians prepare for upcoming elections, the economy has become a central…
McDan’s claim on salt importation completely false
On August 14, 2024, the Executive Chairman of the McDan Group of…
Mahama’s claim about Eurobond issuance false
Former president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama,…
Nana Akomea’s claim of Ghana’s GDP growth being world’s best before COVID-19 false
The Vice Chairman of the Bawumia Campaign Team, Nana Akomea, has said…
False! Akufo-Addo’s administration is not the only gov’t to reduce electricity tariffs
On June 11, 2024, Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency and Majority…
Is there a new 1% e-levy tax on credit and bundle purchases?
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, claims surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) indicating…
