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

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LupaHealth & medicine

"Primeira Ministra de Alberta Canadá pede sinceras desculpas pelas discriminações injustas que sofreram os não vacinados durante a Pandemia - "Vocês estavam certos, e nós estávamos errados, as vacinas não evitaram que pessoas pegassem Covid, e os efeitos colaterais são fatos, nós atropelamos seus direitos humanos de escolha, os que foram demitidos pelo estado, se o quiserem, acolheremos todos se volta, também vamos anistiar as punições realizadas durante o lockdown"

Publisher’s rating: Falso

日本ファクトチェックセンターHealth & medicine

ファイザー社のワクチンに酸化グラフェンが含まれている

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The claim circulated in a social-media post asserting that evidence in Pfizer’s confidential court documents showed its vaccine contained graphene oxide. The review says the post drew on an article from The Expose and identified a Pfizer document submitted in court on February 1, 2023, which could be located in the ICAN court-document database under number 10741. The review’s central finding is that the document concerned research to examine the vaccine’s effects, not the vaccine’s production process. The review directs readers to the document’s “Objective” section on page 5 and “Conclusion” on page 12 to establish its research purpose. It also notes that page 7 mentions graphene oxide, but explains that this passage describes its use during cryo-electron microscopy to observe proteins in an mRNA vaccine. That distinction addresses the post’s inference: a substance mentioned in an experimental observation procedure is not thereby shown to be an ingredient or manufacturing input. The review further reports that the FDA said graphene oxide is not a vaccine ingredient and characterized the page 7 reference as an explanation of experimental procedure. It says Pfizer’s ingredients can be checked in a separate FDA document and quotes Pfizer’s global media-relations representative, Keanna Ghazvini, as saying graphene oxide is not used in manufacturing the company’s COVID-19 vaccine. On the evidence described, the cited document does not substantiate the claim that graphene oxide is in the vaccine.

dpaHealth & medicine

Jezelf insmeren met zonnebrandcrème is slecht voor je gezondheid.

Publisher’s rating: De video mengt feit en fabel door elkaar. De gegeven tips voor zonnebescherming zijn nuttig, maar het klopt niet dat zonnebrandcrème schadelijk is voor je, noch verhindert het de aanmaak van vitamine D.

The claim appeared in a Facebook video advising against sunscreen. The review says the video argued that sunscreen prevents vitamin D production, potentially increasing cancer risk, and that sunscreen contains harmful ingredients. It distinguishes useful advice in the video—such as seeking shade—from those claims about sunscreen itself. On vitamin D, the review notes that the body produces it after sun exposure and that a short period without protection can be enough: for fair-skinned Europeans, it says, 15 to 30 minutes of sun on the hands and face per day is more than sufficient. But it reports that a British study found no evidence that sunscreen use substantially reduces vitamin D production. The review also says there is no robust evidence that vitamin D prevents skin cancer; it notes that vitamin D deficiency may cause other health problems, including bone problems. On ingredients, the review describes mineral and chemical UV filters and qualifies its discussion of possible absorption: an FDA study found that some ingredients can penetrate the skin, but the review says this alone does not establish harm and that further research is needed. It separately states that oxybenzone is harmful to coral, not to people. Its conclusion is that clothing and shade provide strong protection, while sunscreen remains a healthy option for people who cannot stay out of the sun.

LupaHealth & medicine

Comer fruta de estômago vazio. Isto abrirá os seus olhos! Leia a mensagem até ao fim; e depois, envie para a sua lista de amigos. Dr. Stephen Mak trata de doentes com cancer terminal de uma forma "não ortodoxa/menos comum" e muitos pacientes se recuperam. Antes, ele usava energia Solar para eliminar a doença dos seus pacientes. Ele acredita no tratamento natural contra doenças no corpo. Veja o seu artigo abaixo: "É uma das estratégias para curar o cancer. Ultimamente, a minha taxa de sucesso é de 80 %. Pacientes com cancer não devem morrer. A cura para o cancer já foi encontrada - está na forma de como comemos frutas, quer acredite ou não…

Publisher’s rating: Falso