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 …
RESEARCHERS at the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public have recommended steps that could reduce viral misinformation on Twitter. Following a study carried out to look at millions of tweets, several steps were found to be effective in …
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 surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitiser bursting into flames seconds after being tased by the Police. This was reported by the New York Post. The report generated reactions, part …
Many media reports claimed that the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Nigeria as the 4th best in COVID-19 response. These media reports which are archived here, here and was also published by the Nigerian embassy in Sweden all attributed …
AS the world battle ongoing concerns around COVID-19 vaccine safety, side effects, vaccine hesitancy and refusal, a Twitter user posted that reports related to vaccine deaths are hushed. The tweet which has over 470 engagements posted in July 2021 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 …
Multiple claims around COVID-19 vaccinations have emerged since the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved some vaccines for it prevention, one of such claims circulating in Nigeria is that the vaccine comprises of electromagnetic elements that could make metallic objects stick to …
A study around COVID-19 misinformation says fake stories can change people’s behaviour which can have bigger effects on health. The online study which was conducted by Ciara Greene, an associate professor of psychology at the University College, Dublin and Gillian …
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