Claim: An X user (formerly Twitter) has alleged that lawmaker Frank Annoh-Dompreh has been retained as the Member of Parliament for the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency. Verdict: False! JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigation showed the lawmaker had not been declared as the Member of Parliament (MP)-Elect for the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency, as alleged. The Electoral Commission (EC) Returning Officer in […]
Elections
FALSE! There won’t be separate voting days for Mahama, Bawumia and others
Claim: Oheneba Nana Asiedu, a Ghanaian journalist with a pro-government media outlet, Wontumi Radio, has told his listeners that John Mahama, the 2024 NDC flagbearer, and the other presidential candidates will have different voting days. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigations showed that there would not be separate voting days for the various presidential candidates, as […]
FALSE! Mahama didn’t describe Martin Amidu as stupid after AirBus revelation
Claim: Nana Akomea, Ghana’s State Transport Company Managing Director, has alleged that ex-President John Mahama described Martin Amidu, the country’s former Special Prosecutor, as stupid when he cited him in the Airbus bribery scandal. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigation showed that the ex-Ghanaian leader, John Mahama, did not describe Mr Amidu as stupid when he […]
Haruna Iddrisu makes false claim about Ghana’s 2016 and 2024 public debt
Claim: Ghanaian opposition legislator Haruna Iddrisu says President Nana Akufo-Addo inherited a total public debt of GHȼ120 billion in Jan. 2017 and has increased it to GHȼ745 billion as of Sept. 23, 2024. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s search showed Ghana’s total public debt as of Dec. 31, 2016, was GHȼ122.2 billion, not GHȼ120 billion, as […]



