Claim: A viral flyer has alleged that the Vice-Presidential candidate of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has asked Ghanaians to vote for the party based on their Akan tribe. Verdict: False. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigations have shown that the former Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, did not make the alleged […]
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Ghana’s internet penetration rate in Jan. 2017 not 32%, but 28%
Claim: The 2024 Presidential candidate of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, claims the internet penetration rate in the West African country in Jan. 2017 was 32%. Verdict: This is false. Investigations by JUSTFACT GHANA revealed that the internet penetration rate in West Africa in Jan. 2017 was 28%, not 32%, as […]
Mensa Otabil’s pulpit mobile phone comment not a reply to Bawumia
Claim: A YouTuber has alleged that the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) founder, Dr Mensa Otabil’s caution to the youth not to trade their destiny for a mobile phone was a reply to Ghana’s Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s promise to encourage the use of smart devices. Verdict: Misleading. JUSTFACT GHANA’s investigations have shown that […]
Sam George’s false, true and misleading claims on Ghana’s Press Freedom ranking
An opposition lawmaker in Ghana, Samuel Nartey George has accused the country’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of undermining the efforts of previous governments to improve the work, life, and livelihood of journalists. Commenting on Ghana’s latest ranking on the 2024 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders on May 3, 2023, the […]



