Bawumia blows over $31k on campaign ads on Meta between Aug. 4 to Sept. 18, 2024
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Bawumia spends over ȼ553k on campaign ads on Meta between Aug. 4, 2020, to Sept. 18, 2024

The 2024 Presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is Ghana’s top Meta ads spender as the country heads to a major election in December. With $31,609 (the equivalent of GHȼ553,220.72) spent on Facebook and Instagram ads between Aug. 4, 2020, and Sept. 18, 2024, the Ghana Vice President is […]

NAPO misrepresents Mahama’s 2020 galamsey amnesty promise
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NAPO misrepresents Mahama’s 2020 galamsey amnesty promise

Claim: Dr Matthew Opoku Premph, an ex-Ghanaian Energy Minister, says the 2024 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, promised to pardon jailed illegal miners so they could continue with their illicit activities. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigation showed that the ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama did not promise to pardon the jailed illegal […]

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TRUE! Financial irregularities in Ghana’s public sector dropped by ȼ5.2bln in 2023

Claim: Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo says financial irregularities in the country’s public sector in 2023 have dropped GHȼ5.2 billion from the previous year. Verdict: True. JUSTFACT GHANA’s research confirmed that financial irregularities in the country’s public sector in 2023 were reduced by GHȼ5.2 billion compared to 2022, as Mr Akufo-Addo alleged. The Auditor-General revealed that […]

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Claim that Mahama said he’ll abolish all Ghanaian taxes, false

Claim: An X user has alleged that John Dramani Mahama, the 2024 Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has promised to scrap all taxes in Ghana if elected in Dec. 2024. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA investigations have revealed that the ex-Ghanaian leader, John Mahama, did not make the comment the X user […]