ON May 1, 2023, Obinna Nwosu, a House of Representatives candidate for African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abia State at the just concluded general election, claimed that Indomie is not produced in Nigeria but in Indonesia. He made the claim following …
A video of a press conference where a European-based group of medical practitioners were seen discrediting the COVID-19 pandemic has resurfaced on social media. The video is being circulated on WhatsApp as ‘breaking news’ with the claim implying that the …
A video has circulated online claiming that drinking pineapple with hot water can cure cancer. A Facebook user, Oyindamola Adeniyi, posted the video on the social media platform on October 19, 2022, with the caption that read: “unripe pineapple is …
The media space, especially social media platforms, has been inundated with claims that the current spread of monkeypox was linked to at least four United States biological laboratories in Nigeria. Monkeypox in 2022 was first found on May 6 in …
The minister of environment Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar on Monday, August 23, 2021 claimed that the cholera outbreak has so far led to the death of 938 lives in 22 states in Nigeria. Abubakar disclosed this at a press briefing to …
A message shared with the FactCheckHub via WhatsApp on April 20, 2021 claimed that onion juice can prevent and treat prostate diseases. The message which has a call to action “share it to our men” is titled, ‘Onion remedy for …
By Olayinka SHEHU. A VIRAL post on WhatsApp retrieved on August 16 claims that drinking warm water ‘will resolve’ many health conditions, including epilepsy and high blood pressure. The claim read thus: “a group of Japanese doctors confirmed that warm water …
A viral blog post claims that walking barefoot may increase the size of a man’s genital. The report, published on June 3, 2020 on Globalnea.com, has been shared severally on social media including Facebook, Twitter and many WhatsApp groups. It …
PROF Stanley Okolo, the Director-General of West African Health Organisation (WAHO) claimed that Nigeria and four other countries are responsible for over 80 per cent of COVID-19 cases in West Africa. Prof Okolo made this claim while addressing Members of …
BOSS Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria on Thursday, July 23, announced that the country has recorded 5 per cent of the total Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Africa. He made the declaration in Abuja, Nigeria …
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