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No evidence pineapple leaves cure diarrhoea

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No evidence pineapple leaves cure diarrhoea

Lilian Adaora Udodi August 10, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user claimed in a post that drinking water from pineapple leaves stops diarrhoea. Verdict:...

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Can hair relaxers cause uterine fibroids?

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Can hair relaxers cause uterine fibroids?

Amarachi Onwuzulike August 10, 2024 0

Claim: An X user claims that hair relaxers cause fibroids. Verdict: True. Research papers concerned with the...

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Are dragonflies mosquito-repellant, as claimed by Facebook user?

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Are dragonflies mosquito-repellant, as claimed by Facebook user?

Faruk Shuaibu July 31, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Khailan Arab, posted that dragonflies can eat 100 mosquitoes in a day and,...

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Mixture of ginger, cinnamon as contraceptives, scientifically unproven

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Mixture of ginger, cinnamon as contraceptives, scientifically unproven

Amarachi Onwuzulike July 29, 2024 0

Claim: An Instagram user claimed that a boiled mixture of ginger and cinnamon can serve as a...

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Can coconut, plantain leaf baths cure headaches?

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Can coconut, plantain leaf baths cure headaches?

Lilian Adaora Udodi July 27, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user claimed in a video that bathing with water from dried coconut and plantain...

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No! Mpox-infested fruits not sent from northern Nigeria to south

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No! Mpox-infested fruits not sent from northern Nigeria to south

Cole Praise July 27, 2024 0

Claim: A WhatsApp broadcast message claims that poisoned fruits from northern Nigeria cause an unnamed disease. Verdict:...

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How often do you need to deworm? Here’s all you need to know

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How often do you need to deworm? Here’s all you need to know

Juliet Buna July 27, 2024 0

Full Text On July 3, 2024, Dr George (@GeorgeAnagli) shared a video on X showing worms being...

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Irọ nla! Kokoro afàìsàn ò lè dàgbà sí ojú ara obìnrin tí wọn ko dábẹ́ fun

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Irọ nla! Kokoro afàìsàn ò lè dàgbà sí ojú ara obìnrin tí wọn ko dábẹ́ fun

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 22, 2024 0

Aheso: Olumulo ikanni abeyefo, X, salaye pé kòkòrò afàìsàn àìlèfojúrí lè tètè dàgbà sí ojú ara obìnrin...

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Sierra Leone bans child marriage

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Sierra Leone bans child marriage

Iris Aminata Bangura July 17, 2024 0

What is Child Marriage? According to UNICEF, child marriage refers to any formal marriage or informal union...

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Misleading video claims strange disease imported into Nigeria through semo

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Misleading video claims strange disease imported into Nigeria through semo

Saheed Ibrahim July 17, 2024 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp video claims a strange ‘disease’ was inserted into semo imported to Nigeria, leading...

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