Promoting fact justice!!
Claim: Ben Dotsei Malor, ex-Ghanaian presidential spokesperson, has alleged that the country’s currency, the cedi, appreciated from GHȼ18 to GHȼ11 against the U.S. dollar. Verdict: Misleading. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigation showed that the cedi did not appreciate from GHȼ18 to GHȼ11 against the U.S. dollar, as Ben alleged. Ghana’s Central Bank data revealed that $1 traded […]
Claim: Multiple sources alleged that Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, an independent presidential candidate in Ghana’s Dec. 7, 2024, election, snubbed the country’s former President John Agyekum Kufuor at a funeral in Kumasi. Verdict: Misleading. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigation showed that the ex-Ghanaian Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen, did not snub the ex-President John Kufuor as alleged. A review […]
Claim: Multiple sources say the female bus driver who drove Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in an electric bus was a trained head porter localised as “Kayayoo.” Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigation showed that the female bus driver, identified as Mary Lalako Agboli, was not a head porter, as alleged. In a Feb. 23, […]
Claim: Multiple social media users claim Ghana’s Deputy Education Minister, Rev. Dr. John Ntim Fordjour, said no one can become rich as a “mere teacher.” Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s research showed that the West African country’s Deputy Education Minister, Rev. Dr. John Ntim Fordjour, did not make the alleged claim. The country’s Education Ministry labelled […]