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The annual gathering of fact-checkers, academics and researchers of information disorder kicks off today in Mauritius.
Two days of exciting conversations and networking at the Africa Facts Summit 2023. #FactsMatter #AfricaFacts2023
Two days of exciting conversations and networking at the Africa Facts Summit 2023. #FactsMatter #AfricaFacts2023
October 5, 2023 at 8:00 AM
The annual gathering of fact-checkers, academics and researchers of information disorder kicks off today in Mauritius.
Two days of exciting conversations and networking at the Africa Facts Summit 2023. #FactsMatter #AfricaFacts2023
Two days of exciting conversations and networking at the Africa Facts Summit 2023. #FactsMatter #AfricaFacts2023
A Ghanaian voter identification card showing a photo of an Asian man is being widely circulated online.
FACT-CHECK
The picture first appeared online in 2020 and the EC revealed it had been photoshopped
More here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
FACT-CHECK
The picture first appeared online in 2020 and the EC revealed it had been photoshopped
More here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
FACT-CHECK: Electoral Commission has not issued a voter ID card to a foreigner as seen in viral pict...
Claim: Foreigner secures Ghanaian voter ID card Source: Viral picture Verdict: FALSE Researched by Muniru Ibrahim A Ghanaian voter identification card showing a photo of an Asian man is being widely ...
ghanafact.com
September 15, 2023 at 5:09 PM
A Ghanaian voter identification card showing a photo of an Asian man is being widely circulated online.
FACT-CHECK
The picture first appeared online in 2020 and the EC revealed it had been photoshopped
More here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
FACT-CHECK
The picture first appeared online in 2020 and the EC revealed it had been photoshopped
More here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
Have you seen a viral WhatsApp message claiming John Mahama is giving out cash grants to support Ghanaians?
We looked into it and found it to be FALSE.
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/scam...
We looked into it and found it to be FALSE.
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/scam...
SCAM ALERT: A viral WhatsApp message claims John Mahama is giving Gh¢2,000 support to Ghanaians - G...
Claim: John Mahama is giving out grants to support Ghanaians Source: Viral message Verdict: HOAX Researched by Muniru Ibrahim A viral message circulating on WhatsApp claims Ghana’s former Preside...
ghanafact.com
September 14, 2023 at 6:37 PM
Have you seen a viral WhatsApp message claiming John Mahama is giving out cash grants to support Ghanaians?
We looked into it and found it to be FALSE.
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/scam...
We looked into it and found it to be FALSE.
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/scam...
Claim: Alan Kyerematen accepts to become a running mate in the 2024 elections
Verdict: FALSE
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
Verdict: FALSE
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
FACT-CHECK: Alan Kyerematen has not accepted to become a running mate in the 2024 elections - Ghana ...
A video circulating on popular messaging app, WhatsApp suggests once flagbearer-hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has accepted to be a running mate ahead of the 20...
ghanafact.com
September 13, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Claim: Alan Kyerematen accepts to become a running mate in the 2024 elections
Verdict: FALSE
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
Verdict: FALSE
Read more here: ghanafact.com/2023/09/fact...
Claim: #Ghana Cocoa Board has recorded losses since 2016
Verdict: TRUE ✔️
#FactSpace
👉 Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-cocobod-records-consistent-losses-since-2016
Verdict: TRUE ✔️
#FactSpace
👉 Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-cocobod-records-consistent-losses-since-2016
FACT-CHECK: COCOBOD records consistent losses since 2016? - Ghana Fact
A Finance and Economic Analyst, Seth Ofori Twumasi, on Adekye Nsroma, a daily morning programme on UTV, has claimed that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has consistently made no profits since 2...
ghanafact.com
August 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Claim: #Ghana Cocoa Board has recorded losses since 2016
Verdict: TRUE ✔️
#FactSpace
👉 Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-cocobod-records-consistent-losses-since-2016
Verdict: TRUE ✔️
#FactSpace
👉 Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-cocobod-records-consistent-losses-since-2016
What kinds of information are you seeing online about the fallouts since the coup in #Niger?
Read this fact-check of a viral claim that #Algeria has declared support for the coup in Niger. #NigerFacts
👉 https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-algeria-has-not-declared-support-for-niger-coup/
Read this fact-check of a viral claim that #Algeria has declared support for the coup in Niger. #NigerFacts
👉 https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-algeria-has-not-declared-support-for-niger-coup/
FACT-CHECK: Algeria has NOT declared support for Niger Coup - Ghana Fact
Multiple social media users and some online news platforms have shared a viral claim suggesting the government of Algeria has declared support for the Coup d’état in Niger.
ghanafact.com
August 8, 2023 at 10:37 AM
What kinds of information are you seeing online about the fallouts since the coup in #Niger?
Read this fact-check of a viral claim that #Algeria has declared support for the coup in Niger. #NigerFacts
👉 https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-algeria-has-not-declared-support-for-niger-coup/
Read this fact-check of a viral claim that #Algeria has declared support for the coup in Niger. #NigerFacts
👉 https://ghanafact.com/2023/08/fact-check-algeria-has-not-declared-support-for-niger-coup/
CLAIM: 25% of households in Ghana live in temporary ramshackle structures
SOURCE: Kwabena Agyei Agyepong
VERDICT: FALSE
Here is a fact-check report verifying 2 other claims: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-checking-claims-made-by-kwabena-agyepong-at-new-dawn-campaign-launch/
SOURCE: Kwabena Agyei Agyepong
VERDICT: FALSE
Here is a fact-check report verifying 2 other claims: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-checking-claims-made-by-kwabena-agyepong-at-new-dawn-campaign-launch/
July 13, 2023 at 2:50 PM
CLAIM: 25% of households in Ghana live in temporary ramshackle structures
SOURCE: Kwabena Agyei Agyepong
VERDICT: FALSE
Here is a fact-check report verifying 2 other claims: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-checking-claims-made-by-kwabena-agyepong-at-new-dawn-campaign-launch/
SOURCE: Kwabena Agyei Agyepong
VERDICT: FALSE
Here is a fact-check report verifying 2 other claims: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-checking-claims-made-by-kwabena-agyepong-at-new-dawn-campaign-launch/
Has gov't spent GH¢500 million on the OSP?
And is it the case that if a country hits a score of 50 and above on CPI, then that means the country is not corrupt?
These claims were made on TV3's The Key Points and here are our findings:
👉🏻bitly.ws/Lcxm
And is it the case that if a country hits a score of 50 and above on CPI, then that means the country is not corrupt?
These claims were made on TV3's The Key Points and here are our findings:
👉🏻bitly.ws/Lcxm
July 12, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Has gov't spent GH¢500 million on the OSP?
And is it the case that if a country hits a score of 50 and above on CPI, then that means the country is not corrupt?
These claims were made on TV3's The Key Points and here are our findings:
👉🏻bitly.ws/Lcxm
And is it the case that if a country hits a score of 50 and above on CPI, then that means the country is not corrupt?
These claims were made on TV3's The Key Points and here are our findings:
👉🏻bitly.ws/Lcxm
Do you know that 65% of the world's population falls between 15-64 years?
#WorldPopulationDay2023
More here 👉https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/factsheet-world-population-day/
#WorldPopulationDay2023
More here 👉https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/factsheet-world-population-day/
July 11, 2023 at 3:50 PM
Do you know that 65% of the world's population falls between 15-64 years?
#WorldPopulationDay2023
More here 👉https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/factsheet-world-population-day/
#WorldPopulationDay2023
More here 👉https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/factsheet-world-population-day/
Did Ghana receive $1.4 billion from oil production in 2022?
That is the claim made by MP for North Tongue.
FACT-CHECK
The claim is rated TRUE.
Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-check-okudzeto-ablakwa-claims-govt-has-received-1-4-billion-from-oil-production/
That is the claim made by MP for North Tongue.
FACT-CHECK
The claim is rated TRUE.
Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-check-okudzeto-ablakwa-claims-govt-has-received-1-4-billion-from-oil-production/
July 10, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Did Ghana receive $1.4 billion from oil production in 2022?
That is the claim made by MP for North Tongue.
FACT-CHECK
The claim is rated TRUE.
Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-check-okudzeto-ablakwa-claims-govt-has-received-1-4-billion-from-oil-production/
That is the claim made by MP for North Tongue.
FACT-CHECK
The claim is rated TRUE.
Read more here: https://ghanafact.com/2023/07/fact-check-okudzeto-ablakwa-claims-govt-has-received-1-4-billion-from-oil-production/
A TikTok video showing the arrest of a young man by some police officers is being portrayed on WhatsApp as one of the armed robbers in the Ablekuma robbery incident, which occurred on June 22, 2023.
Read our fact-check report. 👉🏻 http://bitly.ws/KEMV
Read our fact-check report. 👉🏻 http://bitly.ws/KEMV
July 6, 2023 at 5:58 PM
A TikTok video showing the arrest of a young man by some police officers is being portrayed on WhatsApp as one of the armed robbers in the Ablekuma robbery incident, which occurred on June 22, 2023.
Read our fact-check report. 👉🏻 http://bitly.ws/KEMV
Read our fact-check report. 👉🏻 http://bitly.ws/KEMV