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Published on 28/08/2025

Claim that 25 percent of Nigerian men are not biological parents of their children is misleading

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Published on 27/08/2025

Health influencers mislead on cereal ingredient

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Published on 26/08/2025

Experts refute claims that ants help repel chikungunya mosquitoes

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Published on 15/08/2025

Panic spreads over exaggerated claims of 'tentacled' rabbits invading US

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Vaccines
Published on 14/08/2025

Doctors say tetanus still merits vaccination, despite posts downplaying risks

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Migration
Published on 08/08/2025

Image of man lying outside South African hospital fuels anti-migrant narratives

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Vaccines
Published on 08/08/2025

Social media posts misleadingly describe lenacapavir as a vaccine

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Published on 07/08/2025

Post falsely claims images show Nigerian children hospitalised after eating local dish

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Abortion
Published on 25/07/2025

Misinformation about abortion safety spreads via US podcast

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Published on 18/07/2025

Health influencer falsely claims nicotine can cure neurological disorders

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Published on 14/07/2025

Posts misrepresent study findings on contraceptive pills

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Vaccines
Published on 09/07/2025

Deepfake of South African epidemiologist misleads on Covid-19 vaccine safety

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Published on 08/07/2025

Misleading claims on folic acid fortification spread online

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Vaccines
Published on 27/06/2025

Experts say HHS document misrepresents studies on Covid-19 vaccine

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Vaccines
Published on 23/06/2025

No basis for claims Canadian measles outbreak originated with migrants

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Vaccines
Published on 10/06/2025

Video misleads about safety of 6-in-1 vaccine Vaxelis

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Vaccines
Published on 04/06/2025

Bill Gates' trip to Singapore falsely linked to 'vaccine mandate' claims

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Published on 03/06/2025

Flyer does not prove assisted death legal for minors in Canada

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Mpox
Published on 03/06/2025

Philippine health agency quashes mpox lockdown rumours

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Published on 30/05/2025

'Make America Healthy Again' report cites nonexistent studies: authors

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US politics
Published on 27/05/2025

Video of Pope Leo XIV denouncing Vance is fake

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Vaccines
Published on 22/05/2025

RFK Jr misleads on chickenpox vaccine use in Europe

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Vaccines
Published on 21/05/2025

Vaccine skeptics baselessly blame Covid-19 shots for Biden cancer diagnosis

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Published on 20/05/2025

TikTok posts falsely claim Ethiopia’s health minister and her deputy quit over medical strike

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Vaccines
Published on 19/05/2025

No evidence linking vaccines to sudden infant deaths: doctors

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Covid-19
Published on 14/05/2025

False information on ivermectin continues to circulate worldwide

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Vaccines
Published on 09/05/2025

False claims about mercury in vaccines aired on Joe Rogan's podcast

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Vaccines
Published on 07/05/2025

Anthony Fauci not charged with negligent homicide in New Zealand

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