A surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitiser bursting into flames seconds after being tased by the Police. This was reported by the New York Post. The report generated reactions, part …
The President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) made numerous claims about the progress and achievements of his administration including effort made to combat COVID-19. The FactCheckHub checked his claims in …
THE Boko Haram (Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād) insurgency has been on for over 12 years. During this time, it has not only transcended its physical epicentre in Northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state by spilling into neighbouring Chad, Niger and Cameroon, …
Many media reports claimed that the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Nigeria as the 4th best in COVID-19 response. These media reports which are archived here, here and was also published by the Nigerian embassy in Sweden all attributed …
AS the world battle ongoing concerns around COVID-19 vaccine safety, side effects, vaccine hesitancy and refusal, a Twitter user posted that reports related to vaccine deaths are hushed. The tweet which has over 470 engagements posted in July 2021 and …
A report published in June 2021 states that the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has developed Niprimune for COVID-19 treatment. The report by Pharma News Online which has been viewed almost a thousand times was attributed to …
Multiple claims around COVID-19 vaccinations have emerged since the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved some vaccines for it prevention, one of such claims circulating in Nigeria is that the vaccine comprises of electromagnetic elements that could make metallic objects stick to …
TWO videos tweeted by one of the first-class traditional rulers in Nigeria claimed that a combination of African herbs, roots and leaves was the ‘solution’ to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has baffled the world for over 18 months. …
A viral video shared on multiple social media platforms, including WhatsApp groups in Nigeria, claimed that the consumption of raw onions and garlic was capable of treating coronavirus (COVID-19). Based on the unproven claim, the virus would die once the …
A man in a video that went viral prescribed a salt solution as a cure for COVID-19. He said rinsing the nose and gargling salt water is the treatment. He did not make reference to any clinical trials or structure …