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This breath test can be used to check the lungs and Oxygen level and also if the lungs are in a safe zone
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The claim concerns a video that tells viewers to hold their breath between points marked A and B, presenting the test as a way to check lung health, oxygen level, or whether the lungs are in a safe zone. FACTLY says it searched for similar videos and scientific-journal research on breath-holding tests, and examined information from the World Health Organization (WHO). Its review distinguishes the viral test from the use of breath-holding tests in health assessment: those tests may be used for various complications, but alongside other testing methods. [S1] The review reports that WHO cautioned that holding one’s breath for at least 10 seconds without coughing or discomfort does not show that someone is free of lung disease. It also notes that a person’s breathing pattern is influenced by factors beyond the lungs, quoting a medical reference that lists pain, emotion, temperature, sleep, body position, activity, and several types of disease. These points undermine the inference that a simple breath hold can establish lung health or oxygen status. [S1] Most directly, FACTLY says it found no scientific proof for the specific video test—holding one’s breath from point A to point B for a set time—as a measure of lung health. Although the review acknowledges that breath-holding tests can be used in broader health assessment, it says they accompany other tests and does not establish that this viral demonstration measures oxygen level or identifies a safe zone. [S1]
Laut PEI gibt es bei einer von 5000 Impfdosen eine schwere Nebenwirkung.
Publisher’s rating: Die Behauptung ist falsch, denn beide Blogbeiträge verschweigen ein wichtiges Detail: Bei den Zahlen des Paul-Ehrlich-Institutes handelt es sich nur um Verdachtsmeldungen, nicht um sicher nachgewiesene Impf-Nebenwirkungen. Das PEI weist in seinem jüngsten Sicherheitsbericht zu den Covid-19-Impfstoffen ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass die erfassten Reaktionen «oftmals im zeitlichen, nicht aber unbedingt im ursächlichen Zusammenhang mit einer Impfung» stehen.
shingles (herpes zoster) induced by Pfizer Covid vaccine cause monkeypox
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
Les vaccins à ARNm entraînent potentiellement un risque accru de maladies infectieuses et de cancer.
Publisher’s rating: Essentiellement Faux
You can lose 7 pounds in 1 week by drinking a juice made with Cucumber, lemon, ginger, and pineapple
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
Kalanchoe pinnata plant treat cancer
Publisher’s rating: Half True
Related reporting about Kalanchoe pinnata presents cancer-related benefits as supportive rather than curative. It says the plant may help maintain “long-term cellular health and integrity,” but explicitly qualifies that claim: “While not a cure.” That distinction does not establish that the plant treats or cures cancer. The supplied excerpt provides no clinical evidence, study details, or measurements showing that Kalanchoe pinnata prevents or treats cancer in people. It supports only that the related article makes a qualified claim about cellular health; the excerpt is insufficient to assess the underlying evidence or verify the THIP review’s investigation.
Joe Biden "confundió" el cáncer con el covid-19
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review examined claims that Joe Biden had cancer and that, in a speech, he confused cancer with COVID-19. It identifies the speech as taking place on July 20, 2022, at a coal-fired power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, where Biden was discussing climate change and pollution. The review says he described oil residue on windows in his childhood in Delaware and linked pollution there to cancer. His remarks were confusing, but the review reports that he was not discussing the pandemic or COVID-19 in that speech. The review distinguishes that speech from the announcement the following day that Biden had tested positive for COVID-19. It reports that the White House announced his infection on July 21, 2022, after a routine antigen test that morning. According to the review, the announcement came after the speech, so Biden had not yet been publicly reported as having the virus when he made the remarks. To address the separate cancer claim, the review cites Biden’s November 19, 2021, medical report and a statement by White House press secretary Andrew Bates. The report said that several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers had been removed before Biden became president, and that no suspicious skin-cancer areas were found in the examination described. Bates said the remarks referred to those past skin cancers. The review thus treats the cancer reference as a statement about pollution and prior medical history—not as Biden confusing cancer with COVID-19.
Joe Biden tiene cáncer
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review addresses the claim that Biden had cancer after remarks he made on July 20, 2022, while speaking about climate change at a coal-fired power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts. In recounting a childhood memory about pollution in Delaware, Biden said that he and others he grew up with had cancer. The review explains that the remarks referred to past skin cancers, not a newly diagnosed illness: the White House press secretary said Biden was referring to skin cancer he had before becoming president. The review cites Biden’s medical report dated November 19, 2021. His physician, Kevin O’Connor, said several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers had been removed before Biden’s presidency through Mohs surgery. The review quotes the report’s examination findings that there were no suspicious areas of skin cancer and no cancer in the stomach, colon, or elsewhere. It also reports O’Connor’s explanation that Biden’s prior skin cancers were attributed to extensive sun exposure in his youth. The review distinguishes those past cancers from the separate, later announcement that Biden had COVID-19. The White House announced his positive test on July 21, 2022, following a routine antigen test that morning. According to the review, Biden’s remarks the previous day concerned pollution and climate change; he did not mention COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2. The evidence presented therefore does not support the claim that he had cancer at the time of those remarks.
massaging your feet with oil before going to bed is good for your eyes
Publisher’s rating: False
ABD Başkanı Joe Biden’ın kanser olduğunu itiraf ettiği iddiası
Publisher’s rating: Yanlış
The claim arose after Joe Biden spoke about climate change in Claymont, Delaware. The review says that social media and news outlets interpreted his remarks as an admission that he currently had cancer, and that some posts linked this interpretation to claims he would leave office. The review identifies the phrase that caused the confusion: “Bu yüzden ben ve birlikte büyüdüğüm birçok insan kanser hastası” (“That is why I and many people I grew up with have cancer”). The review’s account is that Biden was referring to cancer affecting people from his community in the past, not disclosing a current diagnosis. It reports that White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates pointed to Biden’s past cancer, and that Washington Post editor Glenn Kessler said Biden had previously had skin cancer and recovered. The review also notes that Claymont was where Biden spent his childhood and youth, which it gives as context for his reference to people he grew up with. As support for distinguishing a past illness from a current one, the review cites Biden’s health report, dated November 19, 2021. It says the report documented a past non-melanoma skin cancer that had been removed before he became president and reported no current suspicion of skin cancer. On that basis, the review concludes that the speech did not amount to an admission that Biden currently had cancer.
12 cas de Covid multiple, c’est-à-dire des bébés et 0 chez ceux qui ont reçu un placébo.
Publisher’s rating: Faux
Dans son dernier rapport, la FDA a écrit que les vaccins ne sont pas efficaces et qu’ils sont même toxiques.
Publisher’s rating: Faux
eating apples fight asthma
Publisher’s rating: Half True
The supplied material does not include THIP Media’s original review, so it cannot establish what that review examined or how it reached its “Half True” rating. The related excerpt discusses apples in connection with allergies and asthma, but it does not show that eating apples fights asthma. It says apples contain quercetin, which it describes as affecting histamine and leukotriene production in allergic reactions. Separately, it says some research suggests foods rich in vitamin C may reduce asthma-attack severity. The excerpt does not identify apples as the source of that vitamin C evidence, cite the underlying research, or report a test of apple consumption in people with asthma. Thus, it provides related background, not evidence that apples themselves prevent or relieve asthma.
Das in einem Video zu hörende Zitat von Christian Lindner bezieht sich auf die einrichtungsbezogene Impfpflicht in Deutschland.
Publisher’s rating: Das Zitat von Christian Lindner wurde aus dem Kontext gerissen. Seine Aussagen werden in dem Video irreführenderweise verwendet. Sie stammen aus einer Rede bei einem außerordentlichen FDP-Bundesparteitag im Jahr 2017. Die Worte des Parteichefs beziehen sich auf seine Kritik an Forderungen nach einem bedingungslosen Grundeinkommen. Mit der einrichtungsbezogenen Corona-Impfpflicht hat das Zitat nichts zu tun.
Dr. Rody Sy, a cardiologist, endorsed the product Heart Keep.
Publisher’s rating: Fake