Fact-checking mis/disinformation in @ghana_fact, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Nigeria, guided by @factchecknet's code of principles.
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Lara Zofio is a fact-checker, and a student in the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Master’s programme. She has joined FactSpace West Africa in Accra, where she supports fact-checking work to combat misinformation while also conducting research on journalistic objectivity in practice.
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Have Ghana and Nigeria evacuated citizens from South Africa amid xenophobic violence?
We fact-checked a claim by a U.S. government account on X. Read more: factspace.org/fact-check-us-…
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Jun 5
Videos of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu are spreading fast online and generating significant engagement. FactSpace West Africa investigates how old videos are being recirculated out of context as Nigeria’s 2027 election approaches.
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Jun 5
We fact-checked president Mahama on how much government allocated to the health sector in 2026 and how many Ghanaians are currently on the NHIS.
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Jun 4
False! 1.5 million people did not attend Arsenal’s 2025/2026 EPL trophy parade
‘This isn’t a figure we’ve put out,’ the UK Metropolitan Police told GhanaFact via email. Read more: ghanafact.com/false-1-5-mill…
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Jun 4
Ghana recently exited a 3-year IMF deal started in 2023 but has entered a new arrangement running till 2029.
In this piece, we dissect the difference between the just-ended facility and the new Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI).
Read more: ghanafact.com/explainer-why-…
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Jun 3
False! 1.5 million people did not attend Arsenal’s 2025/2026 EPL trophy parade
‘This isn’t a figure we’ve put out,’ the UK Metropolitan Police told GhanaFact via email. Read more: ghanafact.com/false-1-5-mill…
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Sierra Leone's Lungi Bridge made headlines recently after President Maada Bio said he never promised it in his manifesto.
We fact-checked the President's claim and analyzed major developments around the bridge since 2018.
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Jun 2
A viral video suggests Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak recently fired back at Kevin Taylor.
GhanaFact traced the video to September 2021 and found the claim to be misleading.
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Jun 2
A viral video suggests Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak recently fired back at Kevin Taylor.
GhanaFact traced the video to September 2021 and found the claim to be misleading.
Read more: ghanafact.com/misleading-vir…
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Jun 1
A radio presenter's viral claim that the government reintroduced the controversial E-Levy tax is False. Our Investigation reveals she was referring to a private telecom company's service charge on a specific electronic transaction.
Read more: ghanafact.com/fact-check-ang…
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Jun 1
A radio presenter's viral claim that the government reintroduced the controversial E-Levy tax is False. Our Investigation reveals she was referring to a private telecom company's service charge on a specific electronic transaction.
Read more: ghanafact.com/fact-check-ang…
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May 29
No! Cambodia did not issue an expulsion order for all Africans.
In this piece we analyze how a false claim from a fake viral notice triggered media misinformation by top news portals in Ghana.
Read more: ghanafact.com/cambodia-did-n…
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May 29
Viral reports claiming Cambodia has ordered all Africans to leave the country by May 31, 2026, are FALSE.
The reports cite an alleged document from Cambodia's General Department of Immigration, but our checks show the document is fake.
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May 28
Clean cooking is key to mitigating climate change, yet Africa woefully lags behinds other continents. The situation is dire in three Anglophone West African nations where barely 2% of the respective populations use clean cooking methods.
Read more: factspace.org/clean-cooking-…
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May 28
False! Manchester fans did not steal a goat meant for Arsenal’s victory party in Uganda. The viral New Vision newspaper frontpage was doctored.
Read more: ghanafact.com/false-two-manc…
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May 26
Does an LLM in Professional Legal Practice from the UK qualify one as a Solicitor of England and Wales?
We fact-checked a claim by MP Sam George and found it to be false.
Read more: ghanafact.com/sam-georges-cl…
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May 26
The Gambian government with ECOWAS support has launched a misinformation / disinformation center. In this piece, we analyze the role of the NMDRC within the country's fight against information disorder.
Read more: factspace.org/explainer-the-…
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