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Claim: Two claims about how to detect and prevent COVID-19 Source: Social media video Verdict: Two claims FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A 3 minutes and 19

Claim: Four claims about COVID-19 and vaccine conspiracies Source: WhatsApp video Verdict: Four claims are FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A video clip, with portions of it being an

Claim: The COVID-19 vaccine is deadly and has not been duly tested Source: Bishop David Oyedepo Verdict: FALSE Researched by Rabiu Alhassan As of May 10, 2021,

More than 852,000 Ghanaians have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of May 7, 2021, data from the Ghana Health Service has showed. However, none of those who

Claim: 6 claims about the coronavirus pandemic and mRNA vaccines Source: WhatsApp Video Verdict: 1 MISLEADING, 1 PARTLY TRUE AND 4 FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu

Claim: 5 COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies Source: WhatsApp Video Verdict: 1 MISLEADING, 4 FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A video of a man spreading COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories and

Claim: COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips Source: WhatsApp Video Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A 2 minutes 10 seconds long video showing 4 people who claim the

Whenever diabetes is mentioned, many are those who conclude that only people who consume large amounts of added sugar become diabetic. But is that really

Claim: Five COVID-19 vaccines have lower efficacy than previously announced Source: Facebook post Verdict: FALSE Researched Gifty Tracy Aminu A widely shared Facebook post is claiming the effectiveness of five