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Health & medicine fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about health & medicine. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

13,667 published reviews in this topic

dpaHealth & medicine

IJsland verbiedt mRNA-injecties.

Publisher’s rating: Nee, IJsland vaccineert nog gewoon met de mRNA-coronavaccins van Pfizer. De focus ligt nu echter op het vaccineren van mensen in risicogroepen en niet meer op het grote publiek.

The claim that Iceland banned mRNA injections is false: the review says Iceland continued using Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination was focused on people in risk groups rather than the general public.

Medical DialoguesHealth & medicine

Does drinking milk increase the risk of breast cancer by up to 50 percent?

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review says it found no scientific evidence supporting the claimed 50 percent increase in breast cancer risk from drinking milk. It notes that some studies found dairy consumption inversely related to breast cancer risk, while another review discussed both potentially protective and potentially harmful effects of dairy products.