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The Western regional correspondent for Joy News, Natalia Quansah, endured a traumatic experience while covering the election at the Essikado-Ketan constituency in the Western...

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...

Ghana heads to the polls on December 7, 2024, to elect a new president and parliamentarians for each of the 275 constituencies.The year’s election...

The Ghana Police Service has apprehended four individuals in connection with a shooting incident at the Iron City office in the Awutu Senya East...

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...

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...

Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has urged Ghanaians to support John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, in the...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspects in connection with a shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Northern Region, which claimed one life...

The Accredited Kingmakers, Elders, and Representatives of the Ga Paramount Stool Dzase have firmly rebutted a recent press release issued by Nii Yaote Oto-Ga...

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...

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...

The first-ever Astroturf pitch aimed at promoting sporting activities in Odumasi and its surrounding areas within the Asante Akyem Central constituency of the Ashanti...

The victim of the tragic accident at Sunyani-Asufufu on Tuesday night has been identified as Margaret Boadi, a final-year Midwifery student at the Catholic...

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...

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...

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:  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...

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...

Claim: At the final rally of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Dec. 5, 2024, the flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said: “If you ranked...

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...

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...

The Ministry of the Interior has announced the immediate closure of all land borders ahead of tomorrow's general election.The closure will remain in effect...

The Akyeamehene of the Akyode Traditional Council, Nana Sey Mireku, has called on journalists to prioritize accuracy and exercise caution in their reporting during...

The Yagbonwura, Bii-Kunuto Soale Jewu Soale I, overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, has led an Islamic prayer session ahead of tomorrow’s general elections.The prayer...

A former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, who presided over the 2012 presidential election petition, Justice William Atuguba has identified the excessive...

A Ghanaian-Canadian citizen, Dr. Hilda Fankah-Arthur, was among the select group of Albertans awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal on December 5th, 2024.The...

Security in Bawku has been heightened ahead of the crucial December 7 general elections.Travellers entering the town are subjected to strict checks before being...

Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Paul Adom-Otchere, has confirmed the first direct flight from London Gatwick to the Prempeh I International...

The Ashanti regional chapter of the Judicial Services is seeking the direction of the Chief Justice regarding the fate of the embattled Municipal Chief...

Kidney patients have praised government for implementing free dialysis policy for all ages across the country.Some of the patients have said they were struggling...

In a bid to strengthen local governance and foster effective development, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Keta, Emmanuel Gemegah, has called for comprehensive...

Ethiopian Airlines flight ETH8719 has touched down at the Prempeh I International Airport in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi.Joy News' Nana Yaw Gyimah reports...

The government through the Minister of Public Enterprises, Joseph Cudjoe, and the Director-General of SIGA, John Boadu, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, officially handed...

Students and teachers at Jantong Dashie District Assembly Junior High School in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah Region have endured harsh learning...

The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, on Thursday donated $7,500 to cover the cost of...

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...