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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 fueling misinformation on medical cannabis – Study

News Fatimah Quadri -
A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) has found that a majority of YouTube videos about medical cannabis contain...

Gates Foundation is not launching world’s first ever 8-year contraceptive in Kenya, long-term options already exist

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A claim has surfaced online alleging that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to launch the world’s first contraceptive capable of preventing...

Do condoms contain harmful chemicals?

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A viral video shared on Facebook claims that condoms contain over 100 toxic chemicals harmful to women’s reproductive health. The FactCheckHub investigated the claim The...

Does swallowing semen offer health benefits to women?

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A claim suggesting that semen offers various health benefits has been making the rounds on TikTok. In a video shared by the user @comicfreak, he...

No, Pfizer did not release list of its COVID-19 vaccine side effects in 2025

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A viral claim that Pfizer recently released a list showing over 40 side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine is making rounds online. The claim originated...

Claim that cure for hypertension has been found resurfaces online

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A Facebook user with the name, Dr. Emily Johnson, has posted a video alongside a web link with a claim that hypertensive patients can...

Four tips to identify, debunk false health claims shared on social media

Tutorials Blessing Amala Muonwe -
The internet has become a breeding ground for health misinformation and thus poses a significant threat to public health. False health-related claims make up a...

How true is the claim that anyone who contracts typhoid fever must have ingested human faeces?

Health Blessing Amala Muonwe -
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...

Does water obtained from soaking unripe plantain cure ulcer?

Health Opeyemi Kehinde -
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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