A message shared on WhatsApp as seen on Friday, January 15, 2021 says experts have confirmed that consumption of palm oil can help curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The claim was attributed to the World Health Organisation (WHO). It …
Some media platforms on Thursday, January 7, 2021 reported that Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria is the first Nigerian to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The reports were published alongside a photo of Atiku getting a shot. …
A video which has been shared multiple times online claims that drinking hot water six times daily can help cure Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The narration in the one minute thirty-one seconds video states that, drinking hot water and tea can …
SEVERAL Nigerian blogs on Monday, November 2, 2020 reported that the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has tested positive for COVID-19. Some of the blogs who published the report include Sahelstandard, Bioreports, Naijanews, Business247news and Sunrise. …
By Samad UTHMAN. A viral ‘forwarded-as-received’ post has been spread across WhatsApp platforms, with the accompanying claim that the federal government is giving out grants to support Nigerians. The post with a registration link attached to it advanced that the N3 …
On October 22, 2020, visuals flooded the internet of people carrying food items from a warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria marked with “Not For sale” and “CACOVID-19”. The visuals were generally accompanied with captions alluding that the palliatives were meant to …
A viral WhatsApp message which promises Nigerian citizens free N50,000 lockdown funds allegedly by the Federal Government has been shared widely. The message was forward to the FactCheckHub by a concerned Nigerian for verification. It reads: “FG has finally approved …
A POST has been shared repeatedly on social media claiming that the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria is giving out free N25,000 Relief Funds. The post retrieved from a WhatsApp group on September 25 directed people to claim their own …
A social media post claims that the number of worldwide coronavirus deaths has surpassed 900,000. The post was retrieved from a Facebook page with the name War Desk . The page has over nine thousand (9,740) likes as at September …
ON AUGUST 5, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) daily updates on COVID-19 cases showing a difference of over eleven thousand discharged patients were widely shared on Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp groups. Some media houses also reported that Nigeria discharged over …
