False! IMF has not raised alarm over Gov’t committees

Artworks circulating on social media claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns over the proliferation of committees by the new Ghanaian government, warning that these committees duplicate the responsibilities of already mandated institutions.

The artworks, shared by accounts suspected to have political affiliations, bear the crest and building of the IMF. They also falsely attribute the claim to Bloomberg, an international news agency headquartered in New York.

One of the artworks was shared by the X handle @Gen_Buhari_ with the caption:

“109 committees so far; reducing ministerial appointments and appointing more staffers and forming more committees is just like robbing Peter to pay Paul. IMF isn’t happy with Mahama’s fraudulent behavior.”

The artwork with related captions has appeared on other social media platforms, as seen here and here.

Fact-check Ghana has verified this claim and presents the findings below.

Claim: “IMF raises alarm on too many committees created by new Ghana government to do what existing institutions are mandated by law to do.”

Verdict: Completely False

Explanation: Fact-Check Ghana’s checks found no evidence that the IMF has made such a statement. Also, Bloomberg has not published any report to that effect, and no credible media outlet has reported on such claims.

Checks with the Bloomberg Ghana Bureau in Accra confirmed that the claim is false.

“It is completely false, we haven’t published anything like that,” the Accra Bureau told Fact-check Ghana.

From the above, it is clear that the circulating artworks suggesting that the IMF has raised concerns about the new Ghanaian government’s formation of numerous committees are fabricated. This is a clear case of impostor content, where the logo, colours, and branding of a reputable media outlet are falsely used to lend credibility to unverified and fabricated claims.