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...
“I’ll hold the door open” – Ghana’s 1st female Vice President-elect Jane Naana assures
The Vice President-elect, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has reaffirmed her commitment to inclusivity and empowerment.Speaking after the party’s presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, was declared...
The great elephant has been slaughtered mercilessly – Asiedu Nketia
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is elated by the victory of President-elect John Dramani Mahama.This was obvious...
Nacee’s NDC ‘Kwen Kwen’ song tops Apple Music Ghana amid Mahama’s historic election victory
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is riding a wave of euphoria as its campaign song, Kwen Kwen, by renowned musician and producer Nacee, has...
Akufo-Addo’s governance was darkest period in Ghana’s history – President-elect Mahama
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has described the past eight years under President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration as one of the darkest periods in Ghana’s history.Speaking...
Channel your anger into rebuilding our nation – Mahama to NDC members vandalising property
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has called on members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to desist from acts of vandalism following his victory in...
Election 2024: GJA condemns attack on Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition team member in Tamale
The Chairperson of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) in the Northern Region, Abdul-Majeed Yakubu, has condemned the attack on a member of the Ghana...
Former Sekondi Hasaacas player confirmed dead during NDC victory celebration
A former player for Sekondi Hasaacas FC, Kwabena Baidoo has tragically passed away in a motor accident while celebrating the victory of the National...
Supporters celebrate Mahama’s victory at NDC headquarters[Photos]
Hundreds of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters flooded the streets of the party headquarters in Adabraka on Monday evening, celebrating the victory of their...
NDC supporters allegedly attack Forestry Commission office in Sunyani
Some persons believed to be supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Monday morning, broke into the Bono Regional office of the Forestry...
2024 polls: Police arrest 89 for vandalism and looting
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 89 individuals for various offences committed during the 2024 general elections, including acts of vandalism, looting, and property...
Desist from violent acts – Police cautions
The Ghana Police Service has called on the public to refrain from violent acts as the nation awaits the official declaration of the presidential...
Four Ghanaian filmmakers graduate from The Multichoice Talent Factory
Another cohort of 4 young Ghanaian film and television professionals has graduated from the West Africa MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy in Lagos the...
Sammi Awuku secures landslide victory in Akuapim North
The New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary candidate of the Akuapim North, Sammi Awuku, has emerged victorious in the 2024 election.The Director General of the National...
Dzifa Gomashie declares victory in Ketu South: Calls for trust in Mahama
Incumbent Ketu South Member of Parliament, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader,...
NPP achieves only 11.33% of targeted 500k votes in Volta Region
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) was only able to achieve 11.33% of its target of 500,000 votes in the Volta Region in 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! Dumelo did not win the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat with over 20,000- votes gap
Claim: John Dumelo defeated incumbent MP Lydia Alhassan with over 20,000 votes
Source: X user, eddie_wrt (archived)Verdict: False
Explanation: According to the pink sheet signed by the candidates’ agents and the...
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 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...
One dead after angry NDC youth attacked Damongo Collation centre
A 35-year-old man, Mukila Ziblim, has died from gunshot wounds after being hit by a stray bullet when some National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth...
NCCE Ablekuma West Municipal office collaborates with St. Margaret Mary SHS to organize peace alk
As Ghana prepares for its crucial elections on December 7, 2024, the Ablekuma West Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE),...
We have walked the walk of transperency – EC Chairperson
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, says the Commission has demonstrated fairness in the elections.According to her, the Commission “has walked...
12 arrested for looting in Tamale, causing damage to properties in Damango
The Ghana Police Service have arrested 12 suspects for looting in Tamale and causing damage to properties in Damango.In a statement, the police said...
EC official collapses at Dome Kwabenya collation centre
An Electoral Commission (EC) official has collapsed at the Dome Kwabenya Collation Centre in the Greater Accra region.The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon amid...
Damango EC office set on fire [Video]
A group of irate youth in Damango in the Savannah region have set the Electoral Commission(EC) office on fire.Joy News' Isaac Nonya reported the...
US Embassy commends Ghana for peaceful and successful elections
The United States Embassy in Accra has lauded Ghanaians for conducting another peaceful and successful general election, which it says reflects the will of...
Ophelia Mensah Hayford loses Mfantseman seat
The Member of Parliament(MP) for Mfantseman and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ophelia Mensah Hayford, has lost her seat.She was seeking re-election...
Election 2024: Exclusive photos from various polling stations
Ghanaians headed to the polls on Saturday 7th December 2024 in their ninth democratic election since 1992.Voters across the country started queuing as early...
NPP won’t be a disruptive opposition – Bawumia
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured Ghanaians of a smooth transition, stating they will not be a...
2024 election: Bawumia concedes defeat; congratulates Mahama
New Patriotic Party(NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in the 2024 general election.Addressing the nation on Sunday morning, he congratulated the National...
Angry voters destroy machines at Okaikwei Central [Video]
Angry electorates on the morning of Sunday, December 8, 2024, destroyed machines at the Okaikwei Central collation centre, Ghana Communication Technology University(GCTU).Joy News' Lois Shola Adeyemi...
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful loses Ablekuma West seat
Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West in the Greater Accra Region, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has lost her seat in the just-ended general elections.The Communications Minister...
Gyakye Quayson retains Assin North seat
Assin North Member of Parliament(MP), James Gyakye Quayson, has retained the seat for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the just-ended 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary...
Confusion rocks Dome Kwabenya over arrival of new pink sheets at collation centre
Confusion has erupted in the Dome Kwabenya constituency of the Greater Accra Region as supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) resist the arrival...
NPP calls for recount in Ejura Sekyeredumase constituency
Sulamana Issifu, a member of the New Patriotic Party's legal team for the Ejura Sekyeredumase Constituency in the Ashanti region, has called for a...