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Can ulcer be cured with honey, milk and citrus mixtures?
A claim that stomach ulcer can be cured with a mixture of lime, oranges, eggs, milk, honey and some other items has surfaced on...
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How true is the claim that anyone who contracts typhoid fever must have ingested human faeces?
AN Instagram user, Adefunke Arowolo, has claimed that anyone that contracts typhoid fever must have ingested human faeces directly or indirectly.
The claim, posted on...
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How true is that claim that washing wounds from dog bite with soap and water is effective against rabies?
On December 8, 2023, in response to a post by an X user @fzywa that warns people to avoid dogs due to the fatality of...
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Does water obtained from soaking unripe plantain cure ulcer?
On November 21, 2023, an X user, @Nig_Farmer, posted a claim that drinking the water obtained from soaking unripe plantain for 3 days can...
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Doctored video circulates that Nigerian doctor has found cure for high blood pressure
A video which claims that a Nigerian doctor has found cure for high blood pressure (HBP) has circulated multiple times on the internet.
The claim...
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Does ‘Kush’ cause swollen limbs and sores?
A claim circulating online and offline among Sierra Leoneans says that smoking a type of Cannabis popularly called 'Kush' in local parlance leads to...
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Are HIV+ persons barred from migrating to Canada, Australia or UAE?
There have been arguments on the X app after a post, warning against the harms of the HIV disease, stated that being positive could...
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Ahmed Isah’s false claims about HPV vaccine go viral in Nigeria
A claim that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is dangerous for young girls and intended to depopulate Nigeria is making rounds both online and...
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How true is the claim that eating Beans with ripe Plantains is ‘food poison’?
A claim that eating beans with ripe plantain, a popular food combination in Nigeria, is considered poisonous and unhealthy has resurfaced online.
The combination is...
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Obinna Nwosu makes false claim about Indomie production
ON May 1, 2023, Obinna Nwosu, a House of Representatives candidate for African Democratic Congress (ADC)Â in Abia State at the just concluded general...
