[1][2] The first fact-checking project in Ghana was set up to promote fact-based public discourse, especially in the media landscape that has seen a significant increase in internet access.
[3] Fact-Check Ghana is headquartered in Accra and operates in the same newsroom with MFWA's investigative journalism project, The Fourth Estate.
The Coalition was established to tackle information disorder in the lead-up to Ghana’s 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
Its goal is to create a collaborative and coordinated effort to counter the serious threat posed by misinformation and disinformation.
[17][18][19][20] Kow Essuman, the legal counsel to President Nana Akufo-Addo, denied a Fact-Check Ghana's report claiming the president misled the country by stating that the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked Ghana among the top countries for managing the COVID-19 pandemic.