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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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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) in Abia State at the just concluded general...
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Old video of World Doctors Alliance on Covid-19 resurfaces online
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...
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How true is the claim that drinking pineapple with hot water cures cancer?
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...
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Did US-funded Biolabs in Nigeria lead to monkeypox outbreak?
The media space, especially social media platforms, has been inundated with claims that the current spread of monkeypox was linked to at least four...
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Nigerian minister’s claim that cholera killed 938 people in 22 states is MISLEADING
The minister of environment Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar on Monday, August 23, 2021 claimed that the cholera outbreak has so far led to the death...
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Does drinking onion juice prevent, treat prostate diseases?
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...