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“Child called Michael has stomach cancer and mother looking for money to fund his surgery in appeal shared on Facebook”
Social media posts Claim dated 17 Feb 2019.
Africa Check rated thisFake

In short

This claim spread on social media around 17 February 2019. Africa Check (Nigeria) looked into it and published its finding on 22 April 2019, 64 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.

Where the claim appeared

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This check was done by Africa Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.