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: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]