Trending photo of dollar bundles NOT related to Sammy Gyamfi’s dollars gift

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False! Viral videos of housing projects not related to Ibrahim Traoré and Burkina Faso

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Claim that chip-embedded passport was first introduced by NPP gov’t misleading

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Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s claim on the introduction of new taxes: Here are the facts

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Elections

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Francis Xavier Sosu, MP for Madina, used a call-and-response refrain during his…

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Countering electoral disinformation: Here are 5 observations we made during elections 2024

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Here are the false and true claims in NAPO’s commentary on outcome of Election 2024

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“This is false” – EC denies gazetting election results with Bawumia obtaining 38.2%

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Miracles Aboagye rehashes false claim that Mahama lost the 2016 by over 1 million votes

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Politics

Nana B’s claim that John Mahama promised to sack Chief Justice false

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Mahama’s 100 Days: Mustapha Gbande’s claim no journalist has been attacked false

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False! Namibian President is NOT deporting 500 Americans

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Allegations about airplanes trafficking drugs, money into Ghana: Here’s what we know

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Economy

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

#2025Budget: NPP’s claim of not implementing betting tax misleading

Claims that Ghana cedi has appreciated to GHS 8.2 against the dollar false

Ntim Fordjour’s data on salary increments under NPP not entirely true

Health

Reports suggesting President Akufo Addo is hospitalised, false

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Bolgatanga Regional Hospital NOT Mahama’s initiative. Here are the facts

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Police hospital redevelopment, Polyclinics: Fact-checking claims of health facilities built by Mahama

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Who built UGMC? Here are the facts

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Social

False! Viral video of goalkeeper scoring own goal not related to Richard Ofori

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False! Several viral videos of processions not related to Pope’s funeral

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Video of fire station collapsing and crushing fire engines not from Ghana

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