Economy
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 before the outbreak of COVID-19, Ghana's GDP growth was the best in the world.
He made the claim while praising the Nana Addo...
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 Speaker, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said on the floor of parliament that the Akufo-Addo administration is the only government that has reduced electricity tariffs...
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 that a 1 percent tax had been imposed on airtime and bundle purchases. The posts suggested that this was a new e-levy...
Claim that Ghanaian cocoa farmers receive $47 more than Ivorians false
On April 8, 2024, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, said that Ghanaian cocoa farmers receive $47 more than their counterparts in the Cote d’Ivoire.
He made this claim...
Passport fee hikes: Here are the false claims made by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister
Following public outcry over the recent upward adjustment in passport application fees in Ghana, the Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ministry sought to explain why the increment was necessary.
In an interview aired on JoyNews...
Edudzi Tamakloe rehashes false claim on Bawumia’s imposition of over 40 new taxes
The Head of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress NDC, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has said the government has imposed forty (40) new taxes on Ghanaians.
He made the claim on March 25, 2024,...
Akufo-Addo’s claim on number of self-employed SSNIT registration completely false
President Nana Akufo-Addo on February 27, 2024, delivered his penultimate State of the Nation address, giving insights into the performance of his government in the last seven years.
Laced with numbers and heavy on New...
Do the Bretton Woods institutions support African countries with anti-gay laws?
Parliament on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill also referred to by many as the anti-gay bill.
The bill, which received unanimous approval by parliament, becomes law when...
No evidence to support Bawumia’s claim on Gov’t creating 2.1 million jobs
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on February 7, 2023, said that in spite of the global economic crisis, the government had created 2.1 million jobs between 2017 and 2022.
The vice...
