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

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Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu

A video clip, with portions of it being an audio recording of an interview, is circulating on WhatsApp and peddling several COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories and misinformation.

Tagged as “Forwarded many times” on WhatsApp, some anti-vaxxers speaking in an indigenous Ghanaian Language-Twi, captured on the audio-visual material claimed COVID-19 vaccines were produced with the sole aim of destroying Africans.

This fact-check report sought to verify four claims made in the 18 minutes and 58 seconds long video.

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 audio recording of an interview, is circulating on WhatsApp and peddling several COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories and misinformation.

Tagged as “Forwarded many times” on WhatsApp, some anti-vaxxers speaking in an indigenous Ghanaian Language-Twi, captured on the audio-visual material claimed COVID-19 vaccines were produced with the sole aim of destroying Africans.

This fact-check report sought to verify four claims made in the 18 minutes and 58 seconds long video.