No, hepatitis B cannot be cured - but chronic hepatitis B can be managed.

<p>On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we look at three claims doing the rounds:</p><p>Is Hepatitis B 100% curable? No, but chronic hepatitis B can be managed.&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/hepatitis_curable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/hepatitis_curable</a>&nbsp;(For more hepatitis debunks see&nbsp;<a href="https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/bitter-kola-lime-and-honey-mixture-wont-cure-hepatitis-b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/no-papaya-and-moringa-concoction-wont-cure-hepatitis-b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>)</p><p>It’s FAKE: Disregard this Time magazine cover deriding Kenyan politician Raila Odinga.&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/time_odinga" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/time_odinga</a></p><p>Is Labour Party leader Peter Obi withdrawing from Nigeria’s 2023 presidential race? No!&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/nigeria_obi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/nigeria_obi</a>Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (<a href="tel:0827093527" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">082 709 3527</a>) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.</p>