FACTSHEET: Does sugar cause diabetes?
Whenever diabetes is mentioned, many are those who conclude that only people who consume large amounts of added sugar become...
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Health
FACT-CHECK: Breath-holding exercise prescribed in viral video is NOT safe
Claim: Holding your breath for a specific time helps in testing your lung function Source: Viral video Verdict: UNPROVEN Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu...
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FALSE: COVID-19 vaccines do NOT contain microchips!
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips Source: WhatsApp Video Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A 2 minutes 10 seconds long video showing...
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FACT-CHECK: COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are NOT “gene therapy” and recipients are NOT “guinea pigs”
Claim: 5 COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies Source: WhatsApp Video Verdict: 1 MISLEADING, 4 FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A video of a man...
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FACT-CHECK: No evidence mRNA COVID-19 vaccines reduce life expectancy or cause infertility
Claim: 6 claims about the coronavirus pandemic and mRNA vaccines Source: WhatsApp Video Verdict: 1 MISLEADING, 1 PARTLY TRUE AND 4 FALSE...
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FACTSHEET: Why are children and pregnant women exempted from COVID-19 vaccination?
More than 852,000 Ghanaians have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of May 7, 2021, data from the Ghana Health Service...
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FALSE: Bishop Oyedepo claims COVID-19 vaccine is deadly and has not been duly tested
Claim: The COVID-19 vaccine is deadly and has not been duly tested Source: Bishop David Oyedepo Verdict: FALSE Researched by...
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FACT-CHECK: Four COVID-19 misinformation and vaccine conspiracy theories
Claim: Four claims about COVID-19 and vaccine conspiracies Source: WhatsApp video Verdict: Four claims are FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A video...
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FACT-CHECK: Holding your breathe for 10 seconds without coughing DOES NOT mean you are free from COVID-19
Claim: Two claims about how to detect and prevent COVID-19 Source: Social media video Verdict: Two claims FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy...
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FACT-CHECK: Red onions do not cure COVID-19
Claim: Red onions can be used to cure COVID-19 Source: WhatsApp video Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A 3 minutes and...
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