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घरेलू उपायों के जरिए दांतों को सफेद किया जा सकता है
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
Consume beans for better digestion, weight loss
Publisher’s rating: Instagram video is right about the positive impact of consuming beans on gut health and curbing cravings for unhealthy foods.
コロナワクチン、武見大臣が「殺人の証拠は調べません」と発言
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review says Takemi did not make the quoted statements. It reports that the January 19 press conference video contained no such remarks; instead, Takemi said the ministry continued collecting information on suspected adverse reactions and assessing safety.
Dem Roten Kreuz in den USA zufolge dürfen Geimpfte kein Blut spenden, weil Covid-Gentherapien Antikörper zerstören.
Publisher’s rating: Vom Amerikanischen Roten Kreuz gibt es keine solche Nachricht. Im Gegenteil: Nach den offiziellen Leitlinien besteht kein Verbot von Blutspenden für Geimpfte. Es stimmt zudem nicht, dass die bei der Corona-Impfung erworbenen Antikörper das Immunsystem zerstören.
The review says the claim misrepresents American Red Cross guidance: vaccinated people can donate blood, though they must identify which vaccine they received. It also says there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination damages the immune system or destroys antibodies.
ظهور ویروس جدیدی به نام X که ۲۰ بار از کرونا کشندهتر است
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
On social media, rubs and massages that “tone” one of our body’s longest nerves have been claimed to remedy anxiety and other psychological ailments.
Publisher’s rating: DIY Vagus nerve massage can’t cure mental health issues. Rubs and massages that claim to cure mental health issues by toning the vagis nerve lack robust scientific backing.
Can a mixture of turmeric, mustard oil and rock salt whiten teeth?
Publisher’s rating: The claim is Mostly False
‘Borstvoeding beschermt tegen obesitas’
Publisher’s rating: Eerder waar
Los alimentos alcalinos contrarrestan el virus del covid-19.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review says the claim that alkaline foods counteract COVID-19 by raising the body’s pH is false. It reports that experts say food does not change the body’s pH, and that the CDC knows of no evidence that specific foods or supplements prevent COVID-19. ([S1] “Expertos indican que el pH del cuerpo no cambia por los alimentos que se consumen”; “los CDC no tienen conocimiento de evidencia de que alimentos o suplementos específicos puedan prevenir que una persona contraiga covid-19”).
Fentanyl overdoses are the "No. 1 cause of death for adults 18 to 45."
Publisher’s rating: Likely right, but limited data
वजन घटाने की दवाओं का प्रचार कर रहे पत्रकार रजत शर्मा- चित्रा त्रिपाठी
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
කොවිඩ් 19 රෝගයටත් පෙර සිට පැවති Disease X හෙවත් X රෝගය පිළිබඳව සැබෑ තත්ත්වය!
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
“Olha só, presidente Putin ordena destruição de todas as vacinas da Covid”
Publisher’s rating: Falso
උතුරු ඇමෙරිකාවේ මුවන් අතර පැතිරී යන සොම්බී ආසාදනය මිනිසුන් අතරත් පැතිරීමට ඉඩ තිබෙනවාද?
Publisher’s rating: Insight
The review says there was no evidence that CWD had infected humans, while research on its potential effects was ongoing. It advises avoiding meat from animals that may be infected as a precaution.