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A study has found Au...: A study has found Australian garlic can cure COVID-19. Claims research conducted by the Doherty Institute found garlic can cure COVID-19 are false. The findings are based on in-vitro testing and do not show any medical treatment applications in humans. Experts told AAP FactCheck that until clinical trials are done on humans, no claims can be made about the effectiveness of these garlic varieties for curing or treating COVID-19 and influenza. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)

Misleading: Video shows reopening of border on Nigerian president’s order A video has been shared multiple times on social media in Nigeria with claims that it shows the reopening of a border post between Nigeria and Benin on the orders of President Bola Tinubu. But this is misleading: the video dates back to 2022 when the border post was ordered reopened by Tinubu’s predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

Public Health Fakes:  Ukrainian military man witnessed the work of “black transplant specialists” at the front. Issue #33 In May, Ukrainian blogger and anti-vaccinator Ostap Stakhiv once again spread false information, claiming that the World Health Organization (WHO) is planning new pandemics. Stakhiv, citing the words of the WHO Director-General, stated that “the frightened generation will agree t (Source: Vox Ukraine)