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Is Twitter user’s claim that intake of smoked or grilled food causes colorectal cancer true?

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Is Twitter user’s claim that intake of smoked or grilled food causes colorectal cancer true?

Funmilola Afolabi November 25, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter User Femi (@Obaluaye_) claimed that smoked or grilled food contains mutagenic chemicals and cancerous...

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How true is the claim that one can be allergic to semen?

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How true is the claim that one can be allergic to semen?

Funmilola Afolabi November 14, 2021 0

Claim: A post made by Dr. Damian Avar (@therealsabidoctor) claimed that persons experiencing burning sensation, fever after...

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Radiation from phone, not torchlight, causes gas explosion

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Radiation from phone, not torchlight, causes gas explosion

Iyabode Olorunshola November 11, 2021 2

Claim: A post on Instablo9ja points to phone torchlight as the cause of a gas explosion that...

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True! FG debited resident doctors after initially paying their residency allowance

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True! FG debited resident doctors after initially paying their residency allowance

Dare Akogun October 29, 2021 0

Claim: FG debited money paid to resident doctors to suspend strike The claim that the FG debited...

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Does a woman’s brain shrink during pregnancy?

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Does a woman’s brain shrink during pregnancy?

Funmilola Afolabi October 27, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims that a woman’s brain shrinks during pregnancy and needs up to six...

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What is the relationship between shisha smoking and breast cancer?

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What is the relationship between shisha smoking and breast cancer?

Funmilola Afolabi October 24, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter user claimed that avoiding shisha could help prevent breast cancer. The claim that avoiding...

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No evidence okra leaf causes hyper ovulation or makes one conceive twins

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No evidence okra leaf causes hyper ovulation or makes one conceive twins

Leshi James October 20, 2021 0

Claim : Okra leaves can cause hyper ovulation and make one conceive twins or triplets . There...

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Can Japanese Water Therapy cure diabetes and cancer?

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Can Japanese Water Therapy cure diabetes and cancer?

Nanji Nandang October 17, 2021 0

Claim: A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that warm water is effective in curing Asthma and  17...

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How true is WhatsApp claim human beings age from the feet?

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How true is WhatsApp claim human beings age from the feet?

Funmilola Afolabi October 15, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp post claims that ageing starts from the feet upward. There is no scientific...

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No, Paracetamol P-500 Does Not Contain Machupo Virus

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No, Paracetamol P-500 Does Not Contain Machupo Virus

Michael Olatunbosun October 14, 2021 0

Claim: A message recently making the rounds across social media advises readers to avoid consuming paracetamol tablets...

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