Claim cloves water cleanses vagina infection, scientifically unproven
Claim: A Facebook user claims cloves water can be used to get rid of yeast infection and tighten the vagina.Verdict: False. There is no substantial scientific...
Did Johnson Asiedu Nketia promise to cancel free SHS if NDC is elected?
Claim: A trending video shows NDC Chairperson Johnson Asiedu Nketia allegedly stating that the NDC will cancel the Free SHS policy if elected in 2024....
Claim e-Levy and Betting Tax are used to generate electricity in Ghana is misleading!
Claim: A social media user alleges that the Ghanaian government uses revenue from the e-levy and betting taxes to power the country’s electricity generation.Verdict: Misleading! While...
Ghana Fact-checking Coalition records over 100 false publications during 2024 elections
The Ghana Fact-checking Coalition, a group of fact-checkers, has reported over 100 false publications related to the 2024 elections in its Election 2024 Media...
False! NDC’s Prof Naana Jane did not advocate for some SHSs to be reserved for the privileged
Claim: Viral TikTok’s post claims that Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has said that schools like Prempeh and Presec should not be part of the...
True, Bawumia recorded zero votes at some polling stations in Bawku
Claim: Two social media users (here and here) claim the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, recorded zero votes in some polling stations...
Reports suggesting President Akufo-Addo is hospitalised, false
Claim: President Akufo-Addo was rushed to the hospital for medical attention
Source: Phoenix News website Archived HereVerdict: False!
Explanation: Checks by the Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition at the presidency have...
Viral video of Akufo-Addo reacting to election result, old and unrelated
Claim: TikTok user, menu. tabor shared a video of President Akufo-Addo, implying that his reaction in the video is his response to the December 7, 2024...
Video of vandalized police station happened in Techiman South Police station not Lamashegu
Claim: An Instagram video shared on TV3 is alleging that the Lamashegu Police Station was vandalized by some youth in Tamale.
Source: TV3 (Instagram)Verdict: Misleading
Explanation: The...
Misleading! NDC National Organiser not locked up in Ashanti Region
Claim: NDC members lock up National Organiser Joseph Yamin in Ashanti Region
Source:@MrIrish3 (X) and @kwadwosheldon. (Archived here & here).Verdict: Misleading!Explanation: A violent incident was recorded on December 6, 2024,...
False! President Akufo-Addo’s statue has not been torn down
Claim: A Facebook user, Francis Kennedy Ocloo, shared a picture of President Akufo-Addo’s statue at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi and another statue that...
No evidence of ballot stuffing at Whyte Gate Hotel
Claim: NDC busted EC for booking Whyte Gate Hotel at Galilea for ballot stuffing with military and police protection.
Source: @fanti_boy (X). (Archived here).Verdict: Insufficient Evidence
Explanation: Our sources...
No evidence of Russian interference in Ghana’s election
Claim: A post in a pro-NPP Facebook group, “NPP Official’s Ashley Anston,” suggests that Russia might have interfered in Ghana’s election. The post states: “Russia...
Fake! Ursula Owusu’s account did not warn X followers against trolling her
Claim: A viral tweet allegedly from Ursula Owusu-Ekuful warns followers she will not tolerate disrespect after her loss in the Ablekuma West Constituency parliamentary...
False! NPP Gov’t didn’t reduce unemployment to 4%
Claim: An X handle claimed that the NPP inherited an unemployment rate of 8.4% but brought it to 4% by employing 2.6 million Ghanaians.
Source: X (formerly...
True! Men who confronted soldiers in Obuasi East are receiving treatment in a hospital
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that two men who confronted soldiers during the voting exercise in Obuasi East are now receiving treatment in a...
EC has not confirmed that KT has lost his seat
Claim: KT Hammond has lost his seat. (Source: Facebook, Twitter)Verdict: FalseExplanation
Reports that the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency, K. T Hammond, has lost his seat...
Pro-NPP X accounts spread hate and false claims targeted at NDC’s John Mahama
On X (formerly Twitter), a coordinated network of accounts is driving hashtags such as:#IncompetentMahama#FailedMahama#1TouchForBawumia#BawumiaForPresidentThese accounts are spreading harmful disinformation targeting John Dramani Mahama, the...
35 Togolese nationals arrested, repatriated at Aflao border
Claim: A Facebook user claims a group of Togolese brought in by the NPP were arrested in Ketu South and repatriated.
Source: FacebookVerdict: Misleading
Explanation: The Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition...
Did Nelson Mandela make statement about Mahama?
Claim: A TikTok user shared a video attributing a statement made by South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, to ex-President John Dramani Mahama, claiming: “Wait and...
True, one person has died from Tolon shooting incidence
Claim: A WhatsApp video reports a shooting incident leading to the death of an individual in a branded NDC T-shirt in the Tolon Constituency.
Source:...
NPP borrowed more than GHS1 trillion between 2017 and 2024 NOT GHC 622 billion
Claim: X user @scottbolshevik claims that from 2017 to now, Ghana has borrowed over GHC 622 billion, with the Bank of Ghana illegally printing GHC...
John Dumelo didn’t send SMS calling Maa Lydia a ‘Husband Killer’
Claim: X users @NanaKwame_off, @GrefDuah, and @AmoakoKwam claim NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, called Maa Lydia a husband killer in bulk SMS to constituents.Verdict: False
Explanation:The...
Viral video of Kennedy Agyapong criticising NPP for vote-buying, not related to Dec. 7 elections
Claim: A video of Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong claiming the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants to buy votes from electorates has gone viral. It...
Explainer: What percentage of votes does NDC require in Volta and Ashanti Regions to win Dec. 7 elections?
As Ghana approaches the December 7 general elections, there is rising political tension amid calls for a peaceful atmosphere.Citizens are gearing up to exercise...
Explainer: Does winning 75% of Ashanti Region guarantee NPP victory in 2024?
Ghana’s voters will elect a new president in less than 16 days. Campaigns have intensified, with many political bigwigs taking every opportunity to sell...
Misleading! Mahama didn’t leave office with debt-to-GDP ratio at 56%, inflation at 15%, unemployment rate at 8%
Claim 1: A Facebook user claims John Mahama, the NDC 2024 flagbearer, left office on January 6, 2017, when Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 56%. Verdict: False!Explanation
Data from...
No evidence to support claim of Goasomanhene’s death during election ritual for John Mahama
Claim: X user @NanaKwame shared a flyer in which the Goasomanhene reportedly died while consulting a deity for John Mahama, the 2024 NDC flagbearer, to...
Claim NAPO was denied speaking at NPP Rally, false!
Claim: X user @LongLyf2 claimed that NPP Vice-Presidential candidate Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh was not allowed to speak at the final rally.Verdict: False.
Verification: Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh was...
Martin Amidu did not accuse Mahama of being father of corruption
Claim: An X (formerly Twitter) user claims that Martin Amidu accused John Mahama of being the father of corruption in his new revelation about the Airbus...
False! Ghana 7th not 3rd, most food-secure African country
Claim: At the final rally of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Dec. 5, 2024, the flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said: “If you ranked...
Yamin attacked by NDC ‘thugs’ in Kumasi, but Kofi Boakye wasn’t there
Claim: NDC security boys attacked Joseph Yamin and ex-police chief Kofi Boakye at a press conference in Kumasi, an Accra-based media outlet alleges.Verdict: Misleading!
Explanation: Verification by...
The picture of Stonebwoy in an NDC shirt is doctored
Claim: A Facebook user shared an image of renowned Afro dancehall artist Stonebwoy clad in an NDC shirt on Dec. 4, 2024.Verdict: FalseExplanation: The picture is...
False! Booklets found in vehicle in Ahafo Ano, not ballot papers
Claim: An X user, @marcusadampah, alleges that the New Patriotic Party ( NPP) has been caught with ballot papers and voter’s register as part of...
Misleading! Men in Metro Mass buses at Benchema, not thugs from Burkina Faso
Claim: A social media user, @marcusadampah, shared a video showing men in two Metro Mass buses he alleged are “macho men” the NPP brought in...
False! Mahama did not say he “may not sign” Anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Claim: An X user, @Mayor38593709, shared a flyer in which John Mahama, the 2024 NDC flagbearer, reportedly said he “may not sign” the anti-LGBTQ+ bill into...
Akufo-Addo, Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that 5.7 million students have benefitted from Free SHS false
Claim: Kennedy Agyapong has repeated the claim that 5.7 million people benefitted from Free SHS during the NPP’s final rally.Verdict: False
ExplanationAccording to the Ministry...
Mahama didn’t say he could win without votes from Volta and Greater Accra regions
Claim: A flier shared by an X user, @edemgilbert, reports John Mahama, the NDC 2024 flagbearer, as saying he could win the December 7 election without...
Misleading! Ex-President John Mahama did not promise to pay GHC500 to voters in Pru East
Claim: A video has gone viral on TikTok and Facebook in which Ex-president John Dramani Mahama is heard telling voters they will take people’s mobile...
Prestea: Thumb-cutting incident occurred not politically-motivated
Claim: An X user, @OfficialBigkay, claims an NDC supporter had cut off the thumb of an NPP member in Bolgatanga.Verdict: MisleadingVerification:Our findings reveal that...