Promoting fact justice!!
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: Ghanaian opposition legislator Haruna Iddrisu says President Nana Akufo-Addo inherited a total public debt of GHȼ120 billion in Jan. 2017 and has increased it to GHȼ745 billion as of Sept. 23, 2024. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s search showed Ghana’s total public debt as of Dec. 31, 2016, was GHȼ122.2 billion, not GHȼ120 billion, as […]
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 […]
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 […]