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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Some social media users have been sharing a fake screenshot that appears to show BBC Africa reporting that Ghana\u2019s universities will close for a week in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. However, the broadcaster never published such a report.<\/p>\n

The screenshot uses an image of Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo with an overlaid text strap which reads: \u201cUniversities in Ghana to be closed down for one week in honour of Queen Elizabeth.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second strap credits: \u201cReporting from BBC Africa\u201d (here<\/a> ), (here<\/a> ).<\/p>\n

However, the BBC told Reuters that the screenshot is a fake. The screenshot does not use the BBC logo, formatting or font for a broadcast report (see here<\/a>) .<\/p>\n

It also uses a picture of Akufo-Addo captured in an interview from April 2022 (here<\/a> ) , (here<\/a> ).<\/p>\n

<\/a>There was no sign of any such story in BBC Africa\u2019s output (www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/africa<\/a> and here<\/a> ).<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth, Britain\u2019s longest-reigning monarch and the nation\u2019s figurehead for seven decades, died on Sept. 8 aged 96.<\/p>\n

In response, Ghana\u2019s president said: \u201cThe Ghanaian people have very fond memories of the two visits she made to Ghana during her reign, and, on both occasions, we remember the friendliness, elegance, style and sheer joy she brought to the performance of her duties” (here<\/a> ) .<\/p>\n

He also shared a condolence message on Twitter (here<\/a> ) and directed all official flags to fly at half-mast for seven days from Sept. 9 (here<\/a> ).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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