Ghana has launched a nationwide campaign this September to curb misinformation, with the Right to Information Commission leading month-long public engagement efforts.

The Right to Information Commission announced on August 27 the start of RTI Month 2026, an annual observance built around this year's theme: "Upholding Information Integrity in the Digital Age: The Role of Access to Information in Addressing Information Disorder." The framing puts the fight against false and unverified information at the centre of this year's activities.

The campaign runs through September and opens with radio and television interviews featuring Commission officials in Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani, and Bolgatanga, spanning September 1 to 28. The outreach is anchored in Section 45 of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989), which obligates the Commission to build public awareness of information rights and coordinate with state bodies on citizen education.

The centrepiece of the campaign is a Stakeholder Conference on September 24, bringing together ministries, departments and agencies, district assemblies, civil society organisations, journalists, academics, traditional authorities, and development partners to shape practical responses to information disorder and strengthen Ghana's digital information ecosystem.

The month closes on September 28 with the International Day for Universal Access to Information, a UNESCO-proclaimed observance later recognised by the United Nations General Assembly.

Alongside the public campaign, the Commission is running internal staff engagement and team-building activities, ending with a Staff Fun Day.

Executive Secretary Genevieve Shirley Lartey, Esq., who signed the announcement, called on public institutions to "strengthen their proactive disclosure practices and comply fully with their obligations under Act 989."

She also urged the media and civil society groups to keep "championing the right of access to information and promoting the dissemination of accurate and verified information," framing them as frontline partners in countering misinformation.

Act 989 grants Ghanaians the legal right to seek and receive information from public institutions, with only limited, legally defined exceptions. The Commission is the statutory body charged with enforcing that right and educating both institutions and the public on their respective obligations. RTI Month has become the Commission's flagship platform for that work, using media outreach and stakeholder dialogue to keep information access and now, information integrity, central to Ghana's governance conversation.