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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)
False: President Joe Biden showed signs of cognitive decline when he walked away from an Air Force Falcons presentation with a jersey, snubbing a signed football and helmet. The full video showed that Biden held the jersey, football and helmet, thanked the Air Force Falcons and posed for pictures. (Source: PolitiFact)
False: The wildfires in Canada were planned. There have been no reports the wildfires in Canada were set intentionally.Canada’s government said the wildfires this year have been especially widespread and severe because of continued drought and warmer temperatures.Climate change also is causing wildfires and other natural disasters to become more frequent and extreme. (Source: PolitiFact)
Miscaptioned: Clip of Donald Trump boarding Air Force One filmed in September 2020 A clip of Donald Trump boarding Air Force One was filmed in September 2020, and not in June 2023 as claimed online. The video, filmed at night, shows former U.S. President Donald Trump walking up the steps to board the presidential plane, Air Force One, while his daughter Ivanka, (Source: Reuters)