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Social media post falsely claims routine medical screenings cause cancer

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL post on X claims that routine medical screening and diagnostic tests, including Pap smears, mammograms, and COVID-19 tests, expose people to cancer-causing...

YouTube announces new policies to curb health misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YouTube, a video-sharing platform, has announced a new framework aimed at combating medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities or the World Health Organization...

How true is the claim that drinking pineapple with hot water cures cancer?

Health Raji Olatunji -
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...

Does drinking onion juice prevent, treat prostate diseases?

Health Bamas Victoria -
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...

Did Larry King survive multiple ailments, several marriages?

General Olugbenga ADANIKIN -
A few days after the passing of American television and radio host,  Larry King, a post surfaced online in Nigeria that he survived several...

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Old video of Lagos illegal drug factory raid recirculates online

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No, Harare mayor Mafume made no disparaging remarks about Nigeria

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Nigeria 2027: The fake promises candidates never made

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Old Peter Obi video resurfaced with misleading claim he defended ‘Yahoo boys’

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Sierra Leone footage falsely presented as Nigerian hardship

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Old video of Lagos illegal drug factory raid recirculates online

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A VIDEO showing security operatives uncovering an alleged illegal...
General

No, Harare mayor Mafume made no disparaging remarks about Nigeria

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A POST published on social media by a verified...
General

Nigeria 2027: The fake promises candidates never made

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From free housing to petrol at ₦5,000 a litre,...
Politics

Old Peter Obi video resurfaced with misleading claim he defended ‘Yahoo boys’

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A VIDEO showing the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic...
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Sierra Leone footage falsely presented as Nigerian hardship

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media features a...