The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims that its branded bags contained dollars, labeling the allegations as false and misleading. Samuel Tettey, the EC’s Deputy Chairman of Operations, addressed the issue on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, stating that a viral video circulating online was manipulated and edited to include a fake voiceover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Tettey, the original video actually showed the destruction of ballot papers from two regions, which was done in accordance with the EC’s instructions following the 2024 General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The manipulated video, however, falsely claimed that the EC’s branded bags were filled with dollars and were being illegally transported by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tettey urged the public not to believe such fake news, emphasizing the need for accurate information and transparency. This incident highlights the importance of verifying information before sharing it, especially in the context of sensitive electoral processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
_Electoral Commission Debunks Fake News on Branded Bags_<\/p>\n
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims that its branded bags contained dollars, labeling the allegations as false and misleading. Samuel Tettey, the EC’s Deputy Chairman of Operations, addressed the issue on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, stating that a viral video circulating online was manipulated and edited to include a fake voiceover.<\/p>\n
According to Tettey, the original video actually showed the destruction of ballot papers from two regions, which was done in accordance with the EC’s instructions following the 2024 General Election. <\/p>\n
The manipulated video, however, falsely claimed that the EC’s branded bags were filled with dollars and were being illegally transported by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n
Tettey urged the public not to believe such fake news, emphasizing the need for accurate information and transparency. This incident highlights the importance of verifying information before sharing it, especially in the context of sensitive electoral processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4920,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4917"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4922,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4917\/revisions\/4922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}