Election 2024: Pro-NPP X accounts targeting NDC’s John Mahama with hate and false claims
The Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition investigate Pro-NPP X accounts spreading hate and false claims against Presidential Candidate of NDC, John Mahama....
Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition launches Tamale Media Situation Room
Tamale, December 5, FSWA - GhanaFact and its partners under the umbrella of the Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition have launched the...
MFWA, Dubawa and GhanaFact establish Ghana Fact-checking Coalition ahead of December elections
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Dubawa, FactSpace West Africa and other civil society organisations working on information hygiene,...
FactSpace West Africa, Dubawa Ghana host successful 2024 Africa Facts Summit
FactSpace West Africa - Accra, 10.10.2024: The 2024 edition of Africa Facts Summit took place in Accra, Ghana between October...
Viral WhatsApp message announcing Sultan of Sokoto’s death is Fake
Claim: Sultan of Sokoto has died in London Source: WhatsApp Verdict: FALSE Researched by Hamza Ibrahim A WhatsApp message announcing...
FACT-CHECK: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja is not dead
Claim: Chief of Army Staff dies of cancer Source: Jackson Ude / X Verdict: False Researched by Hamza Ibrahim Viral...
FACT-CHECK: Sierra Leonean passport bearing biodata of Chinese national is authentic
Researched by Kemo Cham On October 14, 2024, a copy of the Sierra Leonean passport with biodata details of a...
TRUE: Gambia’s main hospital EFSTH suspended surgeries due to water shortages
Claim: Surgical operations suspended at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) due to water shortage. Source: Kerr Fatou/Facebook Verdict:...
Hundreds dead in Bawku chieftaincy conflict, and social media is partly to blame!
This report contains graphic and sensitive content Before the first gunshot was fired in Bawku and renewed violence erupted in...
FACT-CHECK: Viral video of capsized ferry is from DRC not Nigeria’s Niger State
Claim: Video showing a capsized boat happened in Nigeria’s Niger State. Source: Facebook/WhatsApp Verdict: Misleading Researched by Hamza Ibrahim A...
