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Why is ‘Yↄ kɛ gari’ now ‘Gobɛ’ – Attorney General fumes

The President of the Ga Dangme Council, Nii Ayikoi Otoo is peeved by the description of a Ghanaian delicacy. The popular food is made of...

Do not give out MoMo details to govt – Court to telecom firms

Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited and Stratcom (MTN Ghana Limited) and all other network service providers have been ordered by an Accra High Court (General...

LEDing Lab reacts to fake negative COVID-19 test result reports

LEDing Medical Laboratory has reacted to reports that one of its staffs issued a fake negative COVID-19 test results for a travel to Nigeria...

Covid-19: Myths and facts revisited

The new coronavirus disease or Covid 19 has been with us for more than half a year since it was first reported in China...

TB Joshua breaks silence on ‘failed’ coronavirus prophecy

Popular Nigerian pastor, TB Joshua, has addressed his botched prophecy in which he claimed the Coronavirus pandemic would end on 27 March 2020. ALSO...

Listen: Police hunt for fake video circulators

Copyright © 20 The Ghana Police service is on a manhunt for people sharing videos unrelated to the coronavirus lockdown. Director of Police Public Affairs, Superintendent...

Coronavirus: What fake news have you been fed with so far?

As cases of the coronavirus increase around the world, there's been a flurry of misleading or false news stories emerging, as well. There have been...

Russia Orders Twitter, Facebook to delete ‘fake’ Coronavirus news

Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said it has asked Twitter and Facebook to delete “fake” stories surrounding the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The takedown orders come...

Coronavirus Fake News: How Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are tackling the problem

Fear inevitably leads to panic, speculation, and the spread of misinformation – and there's a lot of fear in the world right now. As I...

How to spot coronavirus fake news – an expert guide

The proliferation of fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled a dangerous “infodemic”. Fake news spreads faster and more easily today through...