Monthly Round-ups

July roundup: dos and don’ts after taking COVID-19, Akufo-Addo’s claim on interchanges inconsistent

In July, the more deadly and transmissible Delta variant had been recorded on Ghana’s shores, causing a huge rise in the number of infections leading to an impending third wave. The previous month, June, had ended...

June roundup: Gabby’s misleading claim on press freedom, vaccination and the impact of COVID

June started with the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, reacting to former education minister and presidential running mate of the NDC, Prof. Jane Naana Agyemang's comments on the performance of students under...

May round-up: pregnant women can take COVID-19 vaccine, Bawumia’s #fixthecountry claims fact-checked

The vaccination exercise against COVID-19 was rolled out in April with some specific groups of people considered to be the first to get inoculated due to their increased risk. Unfortunately, pregnant women were not...

April Round-Up: Immunity from COVID-19 Explained; Viral Claim on IMF Downgrade of Ghana Debunked

The onset of COVID-19 inoculation triggered conversation around immunity globally. It became necessary for an explainer from fact-checkers including Fact-Check Ghana and in April, under the headlines, “How Long Does Immunity Last in Protecting...

March Round-Up: Conspiracies on COVID-19 Vaccines Debunked, Akufo-Addo, Pastor Chris Fact-checked

Fact-Check Ghana observed that during the vetting of the Minister-designate for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Ministry in late February, the nominee, Dr Afriyie Akoto, made many false claims. In a report published,...

February Round-up: Controversies on COVID-19 Vaccines, Cures Debunked, Minister-Designate Fact-Checked

Fact-Check Ghana kicked off February 2021, by fact-checking concerns and controversies that surrounded COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana in our COVID-19: Tackling the Confusion, Controversies Around Vaccines report. Some teething questions that needed answers included;...

January Roundup: New COVID-19 Variant Emerges, Misinformation on Vaccines Debunked

A year after the first cases of Covid-19 were reported, three new variants of the virus which are mutation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus, have been detected in more than 60...

November Roundup: Big Debate about Who Initiated Free SHS Settled, Claim about Planting for Food and Jobs Fact-checked

November was a busy month as Ghana’s 8th general elections was taking shape with presidential candidates of political parties crisscrossing the country campaigning, outdoing each other in order to sell their policies to the...

October Round-Up: Debunking Ghana’s HIPC Status; Exploring GDP Growth Rate Under Mahama and Akufo-Addo

In the Month of October, the issues that took center stage in Ghana’s political discourse bothered more about the economy. These issues also gained a lot of media attention and raised several conversations especially...