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Eating a no-sugar diet does not cause cancer cells to 'die naturally'

Published on Friday 8 November 2019 at 05:30
A Thai-language Facebook post claims that eating a sugar-free diet will cause cancer cells to "die naturally". The misleading post, which also claims that hot lemon water and coconut oil cure cancer, has been shared tens of thousands of times. Similar misleading claims have circulated in social media posts from Africa to the United States. But the claims are all false; numerous doctors, cancer charities, and scientific studies all say that eating a sugar-free diet, drinking hot lemon water, and taking spoonfuls of coconut oil are not cures for cancer.
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This photo shows the funeral of a man from Trinidad and Tobago -- not Kuwait

Published on Friday 1 November 2019 at 05:00
A photo has been shared tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows the funeral of Kuwait’s richest man. The claim is false; a photo of the same man has previously circulated in reports about the funeral of a man from Trinidad and Tobago; AFP found no record for a man named in the misleading posts as the richest man in Kuwait; a Forbes list of the richest people in the world in 2019 included the name of a different Kuwaiti businessman.
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This video actually shows Typhoon Jebi hitting Osaka, Japan in 2018

Published on Thursday 17 October 2019 at 10:00
A video of a truck being blown onto its side during a storm has been viewed millions of times in Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts which claim it shows Typhoon Hagibis hitting Japan in October 2019. The claim is false; the video has circulated since at least September 2018 in media reports about a truck being knocked over by high winds as Typhoon Jebi hit the Japanese city of Osaka.
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