Claim: Claims that drinking water from a copper cup can help "kill bacteria, soothe arthritis pain, slow down aging" and "lower the risk of cancer and heart disease" have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook. The claims are false: multiple experts and peer-review scientific studies have debunked the idea of copper cups as a cure-all.
Fact-check: Experts say there is no evidence to support the claims
Verdict: false
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Taylor Thompson-Fuller
Date published: 2020-10-30T08:15:00