evidence: This claim was published on a blog in 2017, but went viral on Facebook in January 2020, receiving more than 3.4 million views within the previous three months. The article claims in its headline that "raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs". [...] It is true that manuka is incredibly active against many, many different types of bacterial pathogens—including many types of superbugs (this review outlines the different organisms susceptible to manuka[3]—Note: I am declaring that I am an author). [...] The article in question does "sensationalise" the scientific claims, unfortunately. Manuka honey—and many other honey types—has a potent antibacterial activity that can inhibit (slow down the growth of and/or kill) many types of different bacteria, including those that are resistant to antibiotics (aka "superbugs"). The antibacterial activity of honey comes from a number of factors: