“Coconut oil acts as an antibiotic and can prevent one from having mosquito bite”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Aug 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Dengue is a viral infection while antibiotics are used in treating bacterial infections. There is no scientific evidence to support the claim that coconut oil can prevent or cure dengue fever
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 September 2023, 18 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/abidansari53/posts/pfbid07wf5f3fFbBrsuSeQxGqWS8t8QuVWP4krbRsRZuN…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.