Fact check: A Ghanaian 'witch' claims to be working on Harry Kane.

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Platform: TIKTOK --- Caption/Description --- With all the buzz surrounding the upcoming match, I can't help but believe Argentina will pull through. 🤞 This Ghanaian ‘witch’ claims he’s working on Harry Kane—he says he’s not wishing him serious injury, just enough to throw him off in the game against his own country. 🤔 Seems a bit intense, right? The energy around the World Cup is unreal! ⚽️ #football #worldcup #ghana #footbalculture #blackmagic ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: TIKTOK --- Caption/Description --- With all the buzz surrounding the upcoming match, I can't help but believe Argentina will pull through. 🤞 This Ghanaian ‘witch’ claims he’s working on Harry Kane—he says he’s not wishing him serious injury, just enough to throw him off in the game against his own country. 🤔 Seems a bit intense, right? The energy around the World Cup is unreal! ⚽️ #football #worldcup #ghana #footbalculture #blackmagic --- Claims to Verify --- 1. A Ghanaian 'witch' claims to be working on Harry Kane. 2. The 'witch' claims his intention is not to seriously injure Harry Kane. 3. The 'witch' claims his intention is to throw Harry Kane off during a game against his own country. --- Verification Focus --- Ghanaian witch Harry Kane World Cup claims Harry Kane injury rumors World Cup Ghanaian football black magic claims Harry Kane performance disruption claims

Claims analyzed (3)

1. verified: A Ghanaian 'witch' claims to be working on Harry Kane.
   Multiple news sources confirm that Nana Kwaku Bonsam, a Ghanaian spiritualist often referred to as a 'witch doctor', publicly claimed to be working on Harry Kane during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
2. verified: The 'witch' claims his intention is not to seriously injure Harry Kane.
   Nana Kwaku Bonsam explicitly stated in interviews that he was not wishing serious injury upon Harry Kane.
3. verified: The 'witch' claims his intention is to throw Harry Kane off during a game against his own country.
   Nana Kwaku Bonsam stated that his intention was to stop Harry Kane from performing well against Ghana.

Sources consulted (7)

• wildhunt.org — wildhunt.org
• Ghanaian 'witch doctor' vows to 'free Harry Kane' after taking credit for England miss — Daily Mirror
• indianexpress.com — indianexpress.com
• Witch doctor 'releases' Harry Kane from World Cup curse after England star's horror miss in Ghana draw - Goal.com — Goal.com
• beinsports.com — beinsports.com
• indiatoday.in — indiatoday.in
• legit.ng — legit.ng

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