Promoting fact justice!!
Claim: Citi TV alleges President John Mahama has appointed Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the acting Chief Justice hours after he suspended Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Verdict: Misleading. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigations revealed President Mahama did not appoint Justice Baffoe-Bonnie as the country’s acting Chief Justice. Article 144 Section 6 (B) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution provides that in […]
A study has revealed that about 64.4% of Ghanaians “ignore” and do nothing to protest or caution others when they see fake news or false information in the media. This revelation is contained in the findings of a two-month-long research nonpartisan think tank, the African Center for Quality Journalism and Research, conducted between October and […]
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 […]
When a presidential or parliamentary candidate dies after the close of nominations but before the election, Ghana’s electoral laws impose a duty on the Electoral Commission to allow a further period of 10 days to file new nominations where a political party nominated the deceased. The 1992 Constitution of Ghana, complemented by other electoral laws, […]