🇬🇭 Social media users recently shared a video depicting individuals purported to be French, urinating on an African woman while a crowd watched. *Misleading!* Findings show that this video is being used in the wrong context. It was, in fact, a staged performance by Regina Jose Galindo in São Paulo, Brazil, back in January 2013. This performance aimed to shed light on the hardships endured by women working in Brazil's strenuous coal mining industry. Click this link to read more: https://ghana.dubawa.org/video-purporting-to-show-the.../ #dubawacheck

🇬🇭 A message circulating on WhatsApp in Ghana claims a military coup in Cameroon overthrew President Paul Biya. *Not true!* Recent data from X (formerly Twitter) shows President Paul Biya sharing posts about his government's success days after the alleged coup. Furthermore, DUBAWA's investigation found no credible media reports confirming a coup in Cameroon. Read more here: https://ghana.dubawa.org/false-cameroonian-president-biya-not-overthrown/ #DubawaChecks

An Instagram video by Sadestyledme suggested that adding salt to urine can be used to detect pregnancy. #Misleading! This claim is not supported by any scientific evidence. Click here to read more: https://ghana.dubawa.org/adding-salt-to-urine-has-no-scientific-basis-to-test-for-pregnancy/ #DubawaChecks