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What danger does sleeping with a phone under your pillow pose to you?

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What danger does sleeping with a phone under your pillow pose to you?

Funmilola Afolabi July 24, 2021 1

Claim: Sleeping with one’s phone under the pillow is dangerous to one’s health. There is no medical...

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Laptop radiation does not cause skin cancer but it can contribute to male infertility

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Laptop radiation does not cause skin cancer but it can contribute to male infertility

Rahaman Abiola July 22, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook user recently claimed that resting a laptop computer on the thigh or bare skin...

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True! Consuming rotten tomatoes may cause liver cancer

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True! Consuming rotten tomatoes may cause liver cancer

Faith Adeoye July 22, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims that the consumption of rotten tomatoes, popularly known as Esa in South-West...

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Viral WhatsApp Message Claims Coconut Water Can Cure All Forms Of Cancer. How True?

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Viral WhatsApp Message Claims Coconut Water Can Cure All Forms Of Cancer. How True?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 19, 2021 1

Claim: A viral message on WhatsApp, and several other social media platforms claimed that hot coconut water...

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Can worms kill children as claimed in this viral message?

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Can worms kill children as claimed in this viral message?

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle July 17, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message encourages parents to deworm their children, implying that not doing so could...

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Are there health benefits to eating placenta?

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Are there health benefits to eating placenta?

Uchenna Igwe July 13, 2021 0

Claim: Some social media users have claimed that eating the placenta provides lots of health benefits. There...

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True, taking large doses of Paracetamol with carbonated drinks could damage your liver

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True, taking large doses of Paracetamol with carbonated drinks could damage your liver

Funmilola Afolabi July 9, 2021 0

Claim:  An online news medium on Instagram claimed taking large doses of paracetamol in a carbonated drink...

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Yes, Nigerian Army School of Nursing is admitting students for HND Nursing

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Yes, Nigerian Army School of Nursing is admitting students for HND Nursing

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle July 8, 2021 2

Claim: A WhatsApp poster claims the Nigerian Army School of Nursing is receiving applications for admission into...

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Should you avoid pain relievers, anesthesia for two years after COVID-19 vaccination?

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Should you avoid pain relievers, anesthesia for two years after COVID-19 vaccination?

Lois Ugbede July 6, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims taking pain relievers or anesthesia after COVID-19 vaccination is dangerous and...

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SATIRE: Mosquitoes Inoculated With Viagra Have Not Escaped From Wuhan Laboratory.

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SATIRE: Mosquitoes Inoculated With Viagra Have Not Escaped From Wuhan Laboratory.

Alie Tarawally July 1, 2021 0

Claim: Viral Whatsapp messages claim thousands of mosquitoes inoculated with Viagra have escaped from a high security...

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