{"id":206531,"date":"2025-09-08T06:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/africa-ignore-video-claiming-top-kenyan-doctor-has-endorsed-a-cheap-formula-that-cures-joint-pain-in-30-days\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T06:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:22:27","slug":"africa-ignore-video-claiming-top-kenyan-doctor-has-endorsed-a-cheap-formula-that-cures-joint-pain-in-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/africa-ignore-video-claiming-top-kenyan-doctor-has-endorsed-a-cheap-formula-that-cures-joint-pain-in-30-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa: Ignore Video Claiming Top Kenyan Doctor Has Endorsed a Cheap Formula That &#8216;Cures Joint Pain in 30 Days&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\"><em>Ignore video claiming top Kenyan doctor has endorsed a cheap formula that &#8216;cures joint pain in 30 days&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"33\"><strong>IN SHORT:<\/strong> A manipulated video doing the rounds on Facebook claims prominent Kenyan cardiologist Dr Dan Gikonyo is backing a formula that restores joints in 30 days. But no such cure even exists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61576726736554\/videos\/1166030992015450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> uploaded to Facebook on 12 August 2025 opens with a 3D animation of joints before cutting to footage of <a href=\"https:\/\/karenhospital.org\/team\/dr-dan-k-gikonyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Dan Gikonyo<\/a>, one of Kenya&#8217;s leading cardiologists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nFollow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/allafrica\/\" \/a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202509030377.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 East Africa <a title=\"Kenya\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/east-africa\/kenya\/\">Kenya<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ignore video claiming top Kenyan doctor has endorsed a cheap formula that &#8216;cures joint pain in 30 days&#8217; IN SHORT: A manipulated video doing the rounds on Facebook claims prominent Kenyan cardiologist Dr Dan Gikonyo is backing a formula that restores joints in 30 days. But no such cure even exists. 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