{"id":3264,"date":"2019-09-19T18:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=3264"},"modified":"2019-09-19T18:30:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:30:25","slug":"message-to-refrain-from-owning-iphone-11-11-pro-did-not-emanate-from-ghana-police-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/message-to-refrain-from-owning-iphone-11-11-pro-did-not-emanate-from-ghana-police-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Message To Refrain From Owning iPhone 11\/11 Pro Did NOT Emanate From Ghana Police Service!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CLAIM:<\/strong> Any young boy seen in possession of iPhone 11 or 11 Pro will be considered a fraudster by the Ghana Police Service, says a viral message<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FALSE:<\/strong> The Ghana Police Service says the account behind the message is fake. As such, stories emanating from it should be disregarded by the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WhatsApp Claim<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another wrong message has been attributed to the Ghana Police Service. On September 14, a viral message, posted with the heading Public<\/em> Warning!!!<\/em> under the account GHANA Police Service \u2013 GPS (@ghanapoliceserviceparody), has warned the public against the possession of iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. According to the message, \u2018any young boy\u2019 seen in the possession of these phones will be considered a fraudster by the Police Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newest additions to the iPhone family, iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, were unveiled<\/a> on September 10 and will be released on September 20, 2019. They succeed<\/a> 2018\u2019s iPhone XR.  iPhone 11<\/a> and iPhone 11 Pro are said to have longer battery life, improved camera quality and a new range of colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ghana Police Service has informed<\/a> the public that the account behind the viral message warning against the possession of Iphone 11 and 11 Pro by young boys is fake. The Police Service further said its Facebook and Twitter handles, @GhPoliceService<\/a> are verified. Thus, stories emanating from other sources claiming to be from the Police Service are to be disregarded by the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: @GhPoliceService<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Ghana Police Service Facebook and twitter handles are verified with the handle,<\/em> @GhPoliceService<\/em><\/a>. Any other account purporting to be that of the Ghana Police Service is fake\u201d<\/em> <\/p>Ghana Police Service’s tweet<\/a> response.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ghana Police Service says the GHANA Police Service \u2013 GPS (@ghanapoliceserviceparody) account is a fake account. Therefore, the viral message warning against the possession of iPhone 11 and 11 Pro by \u201cany young boy\u201d from the Ghana Police Service is FALSE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CLAIM: Any young boy seen in possession of iPhone 11 or 11 Pro will be considered a fraudster by the Ghana Police Service, says a viral message FALSE: The Ghana Police Service says the account behind the message is fake. As such, stories emanating from it should be disregarded by the public. Full Text: Another wrong message has been attributed to the Ghana Police Service. On September 14, a viral message, posted with the heading Public Warning!!! under the account GHANA Police Service \u2013 GPS (@ghanapoliceserviceparody), has warned the public against the possession of iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. According to the message, \u2018any young boy\u2019 seen in the possession of these phones will be considered a fraudster by the Police Service. The newest additions to the iPhone family, iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, were unveiled on September 10 and will be released on September 20, 2019. They succeed 2018\u2019s iPhone XR.  iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are said to have longer battery life, improved camera quality and a new range of colours. Verification The Ghana Police Service has informed the public that the account behind the viral message warning against the possession of Iphone 11 and 11 Pro by young boys is fake. The Police Service further said its Facebook and Twitter handles, @GhPoliceService are verified. Thus, stories emanating from other sources claiming to be from the Police Service are to be disregarded by the general public. \u201cThe Ghana Police Service Facebook and twitter handles are verified with the handle, @GhPoliceService. Any other account purporting to be that of the Ghana Police Service is fake\u201d Ghana Police Service’s tweet response. Conclusion The Ghana Police Service says the GHANA Police Service \u2013 GPS (@ghanapoliceserviceparody) account is a fake account. Therefore, the viral message warning against the possession of iPhone 11 and 11 Pro by \u201cany young boy\u201d from the Ghana Police Service is FALSE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":3266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[896],"class_list":["post-3264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mainstream"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-QE","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":896,"user_id":43,"is_guest":0,"slug":"caroline-anipah","display_name":"Caroline Anipah","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Caroline-Anipah.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Caroline-Anipah.jpg"},"author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Anipah","first_name":"Caroline","job_title":"","description":"Caroline Anipah<\/strong> is the Programme Officer of DUBAWA, Ghana. 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