Claim: Finance Ministry to meet the leadership of aggrieved Menzgold customers Source: Unknown Verdict: Fake Researched by Rabiu Alhassan A letter allegedly issued by the
A letter being shared on social media claims Nigeria has banned all Tanker Take Over transactions with off-takers of Bonny Light Crude from Ghana, Lome and Cotonou. Following GhanaFact checks, we found the notice of ban, allegedly issued by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is fake and the claim is false.
Claim: National Service allowance increased to GHS699 with immediate effect Source: Hardtruthgh.com Verdict: False Researched by Rabiu Alhassan Satirical website, hardtruthgh.com in a terse news
Claim: Americans advised to reconsider travel to Ghana due to COVID-19 Source: US State Department Verdict: True Researched by Sani Abdul-Rahman The United States has
A video showing a herd of cattle being washed away by floods in Mexico has been misleadingly shared with the claim that it happened somewhere in Ghana’s Upper East Region.
A short video clip that shows two men exchanging blows is being widely depicted on social media as an alleged fight between the President of Somalia and his Vice. However, GhanaFact checks found the claim is false. The unaltered old news clip is being presented in an inaccurate manner to misrepresent the footage and mislead viewers.
A video clip that comes with the picture of Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings, with an embedded voice note allegedly being his commentary on how France has hijacked the West African common currency Eco is being widely shared on Facebook. GhanaFact can confirm that the voice in the clip is not that of former Ghanaian leader and a statement from his office has called on the general public to disregard any connection to him.
A video clip by U.S. Television station, WCVB virtual channel 5, is being shared on messaging platform WhatsApp as proof that the USA has allegedly arrested “the man who manufactured and sold the coronavirus to China.”
Claim: 2019 Damba Festival is the first in over three decades
Source: President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Verdict: False
The Ghana Police Service says its investigations and monitoring on social media show a significant upsurge of fake social media accounts being created on Facebook and WhatsApp.
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