Health
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Gifting or dumping? Germany’s gift of 1.5 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Ghana
Germany in March 2021 suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, owing to incidents of blood clotting in people…
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Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme: It’s introduction and implementation process
Claim: A Twitter User by name Mahama2024 says the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS) was started by Late President Rawlings and…
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Does water from Bongo have special sex drive-stimulating properties?
Claim: District Chief Executive of the Bongo District, Peter Ayinbisa, claims the water his constituents drink makes them more fertile…
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Fact-checking “Dr” Sean Brooks Viral Anti-Vaccine Video
A video of a man claiming, among other things, that recipients of the COVID-19 jab will die within five years…
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English language speakers have a higher tendency of spreading Covid-19 – Research
The spread of Covid-19 has largely been associated with coughing and sneezing. Consequently many studies into oral spread of Covid-19…
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New Delta Variant of COVID-19: Facts, Symptoms and What We Know so Far
Since the Coronavirus became a pandemic, there have been new variations of the virus which have left scientists researching daily…
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Mostly True, Lack of sleep can lead to weight gain
Claim: A Twitter user claims that lack of sleep causes weight gain of 2 pounds (0.9 kg) in under one…
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No, ‘Breast Sucking’ Does NOT Cause Cancer!
Claim: According to a 2017 report in The Chronicle Newspaper which has resurfaced on social media, sucking a woman’s breast…
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False; COVID-19 jabs not causing magnetic effects in the arm
Claim: Social media posts suggest magnets are sticking to the jab area on peoples arms because there are magnetic elements…
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Is COVID-19 causing a permanent swelling of the tongue?
According to some news portals, some Covid-19 patients are developing a condition that causes their tongue to permanently expand so…
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