The nationally-promoted COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Kano had initially suffered a setback due to an ugly experience with a failed Pfizer vaccine trial in the state and a deluge of misinformation. Today, data shows that Kano has vaccinated 100% of …
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 …
Doctors, scientists, among other health professionals, have banded together to amplify health-related information on the microblogging platform, Twitter. The team, which comprises health professionals from various institutions, was formed to combat health misinformation on Twitter, following the widespread false information …
DURING the peak of the pandemic, many religious leaders innocuously spread false narratives about COVID-19 among members of their congregation which put many lives at risk. Most of the misinformation had stemmed from a place of fear and confusion, and …
A report published in June 2021 states that the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has developed Niprimune for COVID-19 treatment. The report by Pharma News Online which has been viewed almost a thousand times was attributed to …
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. …
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 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 …
By Damilola OJETUNDE. NIGERIA, with a 16.4 percent infection rate is the second most infected country of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out of the 10 countries with the highest number of confirmed cases in Africa, analysis by The ICIR reveals. The …
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