April 6, 2020

Health

Fact-check: Noguchi approves COA FS to fight coronavirus?

Ghana’s leading biomedical research institute, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has denied reports that it has approved COA FS, a Ghana-made nutritional supplement for treating the novel Coronavirus.

April 6, 2020

Other Checks

Fact-check: US discovers man who manufactured and sold coronavirus to China?

A video clip by U.S. Television station, WCVB virtual channel 5, is being shared on messaging platform WhatsApp as proof that the USA has allegedly arrested “the man who manufactured and sold the coronavirus to China.”

April 6, 2020

Fact-check: Noguchi approves COA FS to fight coronavirus?

Fact-check: US discovers man who manufactured and sold coronavirus to China?

Verified Facts

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FACT-CHECK: Video of Trump threatening to deport Ghanaians, arrest Akufo-Addo is AI-generated

FACT-CHECK: Claim that Ghana has joined BRICS is False

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Four-day oral cholera vaccination campaign in Greater Accra Region ends

FACT-CHECK: Claim that President Tinubu plans to deport 700 Americans from Nigeria is False

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All False – Viral video of Kenyan medic’s claims about malaria treatment, tetanus and HPV vaccines recirculated

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