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 […]
#GhanaDecides2024: Here are the 11 disqualified presidential candidates
Ghana’s Electoral Commission has published a list of thirteen presidential candidates who would participate in the country’s Presidential poll scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024. The Commission made the determination after thoroughly examining the nomination forms submitted by the various presidential candidates to ensure their compliance with requirements as set out by law. The cleared Presidential […]
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 […]
EXPLAINER: WHO changes name of ‘monkeypox’ disease to ‘mpox’ due to stigma
Introduction: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suggested a name change for monkeypox. The infection-causing disease known as “mpox” would be the preferred synonym for monkeypox. The global health authority has explained the name change was due to racist slang and stigmatising language that surfaced online during the outbreak of the disease in 2022. “WHO […]



