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19/04/2024

The flyer quoting Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen to have said, "Ghana is for Christians, and Christians must be presidents of Ghana", is misleading and was taken out of context from a message he delivered during Easter.
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Claim: A Presidential candidate in Ghana’s upcoming 2024 election, Alan Kyerematen reportedly said t

19/04/2024

Dogo Gide, a popular bandit leader in Nigeria allegedly involved in the recent abduction of 137 students from elementary schools in Kaduna State, has been reported dead after a gunfight with military operatives.
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Dogo Gide, a vicious terror kingpin allegedly involved in the recent abduction of 137 students from elementary schools in Kaduna State, has been reported dead after a gunfight with military operatives. But the report has created an atmosphere of uncertainty among the military, counter-insurgency exp...

19/04/2024

Our checks have revealed that Liberian President Boakai did not make the alleged promise to give 5,000 USD each to Lonestar players if they beat Djibouti in the AFCON qualifiers. The Media Officer for the Liberia Football Association, Anthony Koko, described the allegation as false.
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Claim: A Facebook user says Liberian President Joseph Boakai promised to give each Lonestar player $5,000 if they beat Djibouti in the 2025 African Cup of Nations’ (AFCON) qualifiers. Verdict: False! DUBAWA’s checks have revealed that Liberian President Boakai did not make the alleged promise. T...

18/04/2024

Next Tuesday, Dubawa will be hosting a webinar on the general conduct of the Senegal 2024 elections and lessons for democratic accountability in Africa. With a diverse range of experts, including a media and communication expert from Ouestaf Actualités, a peace and security analyst from Wanep-Senegal, a legal and elections expert from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, a political reporter and analyst from Clearwood Limited and a democracy advocate and International Relations professor from Babcock University, we promise an enlightening discussion with a particular focus on the effects of information disorder during the Senegal elections.

Register via this link: https://bit.ly/3UfzTrh to join the conversation on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, at 4pm WAT.

17/04/2024

Over the past week, we have taught journalists and editors at Ghana News Agency ways to respond to the information disorder crisis. We focused on how they can optimise Google products for digital verification and reporting.
Thanks to Google News Initiative for supporting this project.

15/04/2024

The claim that Madam Emma Metia Glassco is the first CDC official nominated by Liberia's President Boakai to serve in his government is misleading.
According to the Executive Mansion, Madam Glassco has not been appointed.
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Claim:Shine Liberia, a blog in Liberia claimed “the first CDC government official to be nominated by President Joseph Joseph is Madam Emma Metia Glassco”. Verdict: Misleading. According to the Executive Mansion, Madam Glassco has not been appointed Full text On Thursday, April 11, 2024, a local ...

12/04/2024

Did the 63-year-old Ghanaian chief priest ‘marry’ a 12-year-old schoolgirl?
Here are the facts concerning the customary rites between Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru ###III and Naa Okromo:

Introduction:  A 63-year-old Ghanaian chief priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru ###III, is fendi

07/04/2024

News outlets have misleadingly reported that Ghanaian Agriculture Minister (Bryan Acheampong) said the NPP Ghana (Official) will not hand over power if the opposition wins the 2024 election. However, he was taken out of context.
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Claim: Multiple reports say Ghanaian minister Bryan Acheampong said the country’s governing party wi

07/04/2024

According to the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA), Nigeria is not one of the countries that will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8.
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News about the total solar eclipse happening in some parts of the world is currently trending on social media. The total eclipse...

07/04/2024

The current Local Government Act of Liberia states that the city mayors and township and borough commissioners will continue to be appointed by the president of Liberia until the law is changed and an election is conducted.
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Introduction Liberia had run a centralised system of government since 1847, when it declared its independence. The Centre for Constitutional Studies defines a centralised government as one in which the “central government has preponderant weight, whether in legislative jurisdiction, financial capa...

06/04/2024

Reports that the Osun State government failed to conduct teacher recruitment tests need more context.
Osun State University’s server was hacked, so the test was not conducted in Ikire and Osogbo but was held in 11 (out of 13) centres.
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The Governor Ademola Adeleke-led Administration rolled out a recruitment application for teachers in Osun state scheduled...

06/04/2024

The Ministry of Information and other public officials have stated that the University of Sierra Leone Court has been reconstituted, but this is false. The University’s Chancellor and Director of Communications confirmed that the Court is yet to be reconstituted.
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Claim:On March 13, 2024,  the Ministry of Information, the sector’s minister, and other sources claimed that the University Court of Sierra Leone was reconstituted. Verdict: False! The University Court is yet to be reconstituted. Multiple sources, including the University’s Director of Communic...

05/04/2024

Claims about the dollar against the naira dipping are false. Our checks from currency exchange platforms, including the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, show that the dollar against the naira has remained above N1000.
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Amidst the fluctuating rates between the United States dollar and the naira, which has witnessed the former soar in the market price...

05/04/2024

National Democratic Congress's Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe misled the public when he stated inaccurate figures for tax revenue accumulated by the Ghana government from 2017 to 2023.
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Claim: The head of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi

05/04/2024

The assertion that the heat in Nigeria has never reached 40 degrees is false. Our checks from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency-NiMet publications show temperatures above 40 degrees, which occurred on various dates in many locations in Nigeria.
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A heat wave, also known as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather. It occurs when the temperature in plains reaches 40°C...

05/04/2024

Contrary to assertions, the Gambian Ministry of Finance has not signed an 11 billion dollar agreement with the African Development Bank and UNESCO to support SMEs in The Gambia.
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Claim: The Finance Ministry has signed a $11 billion funding agreement with AfDB and UNESCO to support SMEs. Verdict: False. Checks by DUBAWA revealed that The Gambia’s Finance Ministry has not signed a $11 billion funding agreement with AfDB and UNESCO to support SOEs. Full Text A Facebook user w...

04/04/2024

Nigeria will be eligible for Facebook and Instagram monetisation from June 2024. This development is expected to provide a major boost to content creators and contribute to the country’s digital economy growth.
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Claim:  A Facebook User claimed Nigeria will be eligible for Facebook & Instagram Monetization from June 2024. Verdict: True. Nigeria will be eligible for Facebook and Instagram monetisation starting from June 2024. Full Text  Facebook and Instagram monetisation refers to the various ways content ...

04/04/2024

Sierra Leone recently recorded two polio cases, making it the first since World Health Organization (WHO) declared the country free from the virus in 2020. Sierra Leone’s last recorded polio case was in 2010.
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On March 8 and 9, Sierra Leone recorded two cases of polio. This is the first case of polio in the country recorded since WHO declared Sierra Leone free from the virus in 2020. Sierra Leone’s last recorded case was in 2010.  Polio was the third disease to be eradicated from Sierra Leone. The othe...

04/04/2024

The videos used by an X user to suggest cases of genocides in Delta State by military personnel are in a false context. Neither of the videos is related to the reported incidents.
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Following the horrid massacre of 17 military personnel in the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State...

04/04/2024

The quote on a viral card attributed to John Kumah's wife is false. Our checks show that there is no evidence of Lilian Kumah saying her husband was killed because of his political ambition. Instead, she mentioned that he died of complications from a disease.
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Claim: An X user posted a flyer that claimed the wife of the late Ghanaian lawmaker, John Kumah, has

03/04/2024

The viral video purporting a dragon has been found on the Kwahu Mountain in the Eastern Region of Ghana is a false context.
The dragon in the video is a fake model created by Juan Villa Herrero for a Spanish television show, first published in 2016 on YouTube.
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Claim: Social media users claim a dragon has been found on the Kwahu Mountain in the Eastern Region

03/04/2024

The photo showing Peter Obi bowing towards Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not real.
Our findings show that two old photos of Tinubu and Aliko Dangote (April 26, 2023) and Tinubu and Rabiu Kwakwanso (August 25, 2023) were manipulated to include Peter Obi.
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The posted image depicts the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, bowing down before Nigeria's president...

02/04/2024

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At DUBAWA, a key mandate is equipping journalists to respond to the information disorder crisis.

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02/04/2024

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02/04/2024

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02/04/2024

Today is International Fact-Checking Day, a global initiative aimed at emphasising the crucial role of accurate information in our interconnected world.

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29/03/2024

The claim that the Nokia 3310 phone was produced with some gold particles is not true. The phone was assembled using materials that can be recycled, such as ceramic, plastics, batteries, and glue. The claim is .



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In a video, a TikTok user with the profile King Abdallah claimed that the Nokia 3310 model contains gold particles valued at about N2,500,000.

26/03/2024

This week, our Digital Skills and Fact-checking Training, conducted in partnership with Google News Initiative, took place concurrently in Akure, Nigeria, and Koforidua, Ghana.

The training focused on enhancing the capacity of journalists in non-urban communities, introducing participants to essential fact-checking techniques and various Google tools for information coverage and verification. It comes at a crucial time, with upcoming state elections in Nigeria and general elections in Ghana.

We say a huge thank you to our partner and to all participants who made this a success.

25/03/2024

In Ghana, we took the two-day Digital Skills and Fact-checking training to Koforidua, aligning with our objective of expanding capacity-building efforts to non-urban communities. During the training, participants learned fact-checking techniques and how to deploy Google tools for general reporting and fact-checking.

This initiative underscores DUBAWA's dedication to promoting truth and verification within Ghanaian newsrooms, especially in preparation for the December 2024 polls.