When Ghana’s 2020 election loomed; political parties, the electoral commission, civil society organizations, CSOs; the media and general populace braced up for the season in different ways. One such outfit that also prepared for the season was GhanaFact, a fact – checking platform located in the capital Accra. The “lean” team led by Managing Editor, Rabiu Alhassan, prepared on doing their level best to ensure the credibility of the polls by combatting fake news. Preparations for December 7 polls Preparations for the poll fact check assignment was mooted a year to the polls, when in 2019; GhanaFact conducted a reconnaissance survey to measure the fake news ecosystem in the country.