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: 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 […]
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: 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 […]