The management of New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of The Ghanaian Times and Spectator, and the Sierra Leone High Commission have resolved to collaborate to fight fake news in the era of evolving media landscape.
This follows an online circulation of a fake news item purportedly carried by the state-owned newspaper in its Friday, January 31, 2025 issue headlined; "SIERRA LEONE COMMISIONER TO GHANA HAS BEEN APPREHENDED IN ACCRA WHILE ALLEDEGLY IN POSSESION OF COCAINE." The false publication, overlaid on the front page of the newspaper and circulated online, has since sparked public outcry and tension both locally and internationally.
Upon a visit by the High Commissioner, Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, who is also responsible for his country's diplomatic relations with Togo and Burkina Faso to the Corporation in Accra yesterday, both entities condemned the act, describing it as irresponsible and an affront to Africa's thriving democracy.
In a remark, the Acting Editor of The Ghanaian Times, Alhaji Salifu Abdul-Rahaman, maintained that the NTC was committed to combatting falsehood and misinformation through its publications in order to maintain its credibility and authenticity.
