Kirsten Cosser

“ZIMBABWEAN MAN CAUGHT WITH A LION'S HEAD IN ZEERUST,” begins a post on X (formerly Twitter) with over 390,000 views. Zeerust is a town in the North West province of South Africa. The post, dated 13 December 2023, said the man had been caught with the lion's head in a refuse bag, along wit...

A claim circulating on social media in South Africa and elsewhere says that products containing cannabidiol (CBD), an ingredient found in marijuana, can effectively treat tinnitus, or ear ringing. Various posts advertising CBD products for tinnitus can be found on Facebook and X (formerly T...

A number of posts, circulating on social media since November 2023, warn against consuming a particular form of vitamin B12 called cyanocobalamin. Some versions of the claim have garnered substantial engagement, like this one on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, by som...