Personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces successfully foiled an attempted takeover of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) headquarters on Tuesday, December 10.
The...
A group of individuals reportedly broke into the Forestry Commission depot at Achimota in Accra, making away with several valuable items.
According to anonymous sources,...
The Electoral Commission (EC) has expressed heartfelt appreciation to the National Ambulance Service for their exemplary performance during and after the recently concluded 2024...
Claim: President Akufo-Addo was rushed to the hospital for medical attention
Source: Phoenix News website Archived Here
Verdict: False!
Explanation: Checks by the Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition at the presidency have...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
A former player for Sekondi Hasaacas FC, Kwabena Baidoo has tragically passed away in a motor accident while celebrating the victory of the National...
Hundreds of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters flooded the streets of the party headquarters in Adabraka on Monday evening, celebrating the victory of their...
Some persons believed to be supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Monday morning, broke into the Bono Regional office of the Forestry...
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 89 individuals for various offences committed during the 2024 general elections, including acts of vandalism, looting, and property...
Incumbent Ketu South Member of Parliament, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As Ghana prepares for its crucial elections on December 7, 2024, the Ablekuma West Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE),...
The United States Embassy in Accra has lauded Ghanaians for conducting another peaceful and successful general election, which it says reflects the will of...
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...
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...
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: False
Explanation
Reports that the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa Constituency, K. T Hammond, has lost his seat...
On X (formerly Twitter), a coordinated network of accounts is driving hashtags such as:
#IncompetentMahama
#FailedMahama
#1TouchForBawumia
#BawumiaForPresident
These 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: Facebook
Verdict: 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:...
