The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has said the police do not "just" arrest anyone for fake news. He explained that the police would take action only when the news being peddled has national security implications. "The police have not arrested anybody for fake news. What we are talking about is that there is a law that says that if you go out there and start putting things that have the potency of bringing the security of the state into disrepute to a level that it will create confusion and cause our very survival to be destroyed, we will deal with you." The IGP was reacting to a comment made by Gayheart Mensah, a communications consultant, who said the police were arresting journalists for publishing fake news. Mr.