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Health & medicine fact checks

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Fact Crescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

Drinking a beverage made with cinnamon, ginger, lemon and turmeric can help you lose 3 kg in just one week and easily reduce fat around the waist and belly.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says studies of ginger, turmeric and cinnamon found only small effects, and that the evidence was low or very low quality. It found no reliable medical evidence that the combined drink quickly reduces weight or melts belly fat; its conclusion is that the claim is misleading.

Deutsche WelleHealth & medicine

As news of the plague spreads, some old videos are being repurposed, adding to the disinformation. In one such video posted on X, a user claimed that the plague has also spread to other parts of Russia. The caption in Russian reads, "The plague marches across Russia. God has heard our prayers!"

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Misleading The video is old and unrelated to the current developments in Irkutsk. A reverse image search reveals that the video was initially posted on August 31 this year, claiming that it showed the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a tourist destination around 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miiles)from Irkutsk.

Deutsche WelleHealth & medicine

"The WHO appears to have updated its fact sheet on plague the same day the Irkutsk lab worker presented at hospital, with (probably) the plague." This claim appeared in a number of posts on X, with some users suggesting the timing indicates that the organization may have known something about the alleged case before it became public.

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Misleading The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its plague fact sheet on the same day the Russian laboratory worker was hospitalized, but no evidence links the two events.

The review says the WHO updated its plague fact sheet on September 29, the day the laboratory worker was hospitalized, but found no evidence linking the events. It describes the update as part of a broader infectious-disease publication cycle, with surveillance data covering 2019 to 2025 and the latest edition of the Weekly Epidemiological Record released on September 25.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

மருந்துகளை நன்கொடையாக வழங்குமாறு மஹரகம அபேக்ஷா மருத்துவமனை பொதுமக்களிடம் வேண்டுகோள் விடுத்துள்ளது.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says the National Cancer Institute and hospital authorities had not issued a public request for the listed donations. It reports that the institute director described donation-related guidance as being provided when individuals or organizations approached the hospital, not as a public appeal.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

මහරගම අපේක්ෂා රෝහලේ බලධාරීන් ඖෂධ හිඟයක් ඇති බව පවසමින් පරිත්‍යාගශීලීන්ගෙන් ප්‍රසිද්ධ ආයාචනයක් කර ඇත.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review found that Apeksha Hospital’s director said neither the hospital nor its authorities had issued a public appeal for donations. The director acknowledged that medicine availability can vary, but said donation inquiries are handled individually rather than through a public request. ([S1](https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/2026/10/05/claims-of-maharagama-apeksha-hospital-requesting-public-medicine-donations-are-misleading/))

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

Social media posts claim that Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, Cyclothymic Disorder and Delusional Disorder.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo says Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa made no such statement and confirmed the claim was fake. The named psychiatrist, Chamara Wijesinghe, said he had never examined the President, and Newsfirst confirmed it had published no such report.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

A photo of a retired doctor, Allan Greenberg, is shared with a quote saying the best way to live healthily into old age is to avoid doctors and hospitals.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says the man in the photo is American architect Allan Greenberg, not a doctor, and found no reliable evidence that he made the quote. It reports that the quote has circulated online since at least 2002, but no primary source for it was found; the review also says the health advice is unsupported.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

ஓய்வுபெற்ற மருத்துவர் ஆலன் கிரீன்பெர்க் பெயரில், மருத்துவர்களையும் மருத்துவமனைகளையும் தவிர்ப்பதே நீண்ட ஆயுளுடன் வாழ்வதற்கான சிறந்த வழி என ஒரு பதிவு சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டது.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context