HomeTagsHealth misinformation

Tag - health misinformation

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...

Doctored video circulates that Nigerian doctor has found cure for high blood pressure

Health Fatimah Quadri -
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...

Ahmed Isah’s false claims about HPV vaccine go viral in Nigeria

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is dangerous for young girls and intended to depopulate Nigeria is making rounds both online and...

How true is the claim that eating Beans with ripe Plantains is ‘food poison’?

Health Nurudeen Akewushola -
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...

Misinformation: YouTube begins verification of videos by UK health workers

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YOUTUBE has launched a verification system for United Kingdom-based doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to curb the spread of misinformation and fake medical...

Misinformation preventing women from getting effective menopause treatment – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
A new research has revealed that a significant number of women experiencing menopause are not getting the appropriate treatment for their symptoms, largely due...

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...
12Page 1 of 2

Most Read

Economy

Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!

0
A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in...
Security

Video of razed properties allegedly by soldiers in Imo State is NOT recent

0
A video showing burnt structures near an expressway has...
General

Image does not show ‘clean district’ in Kano State

0
BASHIR Ahmad, a former media aide to Nigeria’s ex-president...
General

Old video of Nigerian soldiers brutalizing civilian resurfaces online

0
A video showing some Nigerian soldiers torturing a man...
General

Claim that Ronaldo embraces Islam is FALSE!

0
A video circulating online which claims that Portuguese football...

Recent Check

Economy

Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!

0
A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in...
Security

Video of razed properties allegedly by soldiers in Imo State is NOT recent

0
A video showing burnt structures near an expressway has...
General

Image does not show ‘clean district’ in Kano State

0
BASHIR Ahmad, a former media aide to Nigeria’s ex-president...
General

Old video of Nigerian soldiers brutalizing civilian resurfaces online

0
A video showing some Nigerian soldiers torturing a man...
General

Claim that Ronaldo embraces Islam is FALSE!

0
A video circulating online which claims that Portuguese football...

Useful Links

Fact-Checks

Contact

[email protected]

+234 903 078 5265

Follow us

Please note that the FactCheckHub has not obtained any right from the authors or copyright owners of all third-party contents from embedded links and shall incur no liability in this regard.

Copyright © 2023 FactCheckHub. All rights reserved..