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Health & medicine fact checks

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

13,666 published reviews in this topic

日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC)Health & medicine

プレジデントが「コロナワクチンで50万人死んでいる」と掲載?

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says the post misrepresented a PRESIDENT Online article: the article examined anti-vaccine claims and found them unsupported or based on logical leaps. It reported the “500,000 excess deaths” figure as an estimate attributed to a physician, then quoted an expert who said the claim that vaccines caused those deaths involved a logical leap.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

A viral social media video demonstrates facial self-massage techniques with the caption “Facial Massage to Eliminate Wrinkles Now”

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says facial massage may offer modest benefits, including improved circulation and some measurable changes in facial tissues, but the evidence does not support dramatic anti-aging effects. It concludes that massage should be viewed as a complementary skincare practice, not a transformative solution for wrinkles.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

Dandelion root effectively kills 95% of cancer cells.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the 95% result came from laboratory tests on colon cancer cells, not human patients, and did not establish a cancer cure. It notes that research on dandelion root remains in early experimental stages and has not demonstrated that it treats cancer in people.