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Drinking water kept in a glass bottle in direct sunlight all day gives your body vitamin D.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says the method cannot provide vitamin D: glass blocks UVB, and vitamin D synthesis occurs in living tissue rather than water. It concludes that UVB must reach bare skin to start the process. The review states, “UVB radiation does not penetrate glass” and that synthesis “only happens in the human body.”
"Glucocare" capsules can permanently cure diabetes, as endorsed by Sri Lankan endocrinologist Prof. Prasad Katulanda.
Publisher’s rating: False
تعرض الرئيس التونسي قيس سعيد لوعكة صحية حادة نقل على إثرها إلى المستشفى العسكري.
Publisher’s rating: خطأ
В Италия е доставено пилешко месо със салмонела, внесено по споразумението с държавите от Меркосур
Publisher’s rating: Не е вярно
اختراع قلب مصنوعی در فرانسه که تا ابد می‌تپد و نیازی به پیوند انسانی ندارد
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
Castle Hospital performs surgeries to change girls into boys.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says a monk made the claim on Hiru TV’s “Salakuna” on 20 May 2026. Castle Street Women’s Hospital’s director said the claim was false and confirmed that the hospital does not perform such procedures.
“We just approved two new drugs, two new oncology drugs, in record time, one in 45 days. The closest before that was 310 days.”
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
"Brain fever" (meningitis) is spreading among schoolchildren in Ratnapura.
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says Ratnapura hospital and regional health officials reported no outbreak or unusual increase in cases among schoolchildren. It reports only occasional cases and says there was no evidence of a spread in Ratnapura like the situation in Deniyaya.
ادعای کشف یک دارو که حافظه را در ۴۸ ساعت تا ۷۰ درصد بهبود می‌بخشد
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
“Mifepristone sends 1 in 10 women who use it to the emergency room with life threatening conditions."
Publisher’s rating: Unsupported
France has entered a nationwide lockdown because of a hantavirus outbreak
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says France did not impose a nationwide lockdown, curfew, or stay-at-home order over the hantavirus outbreak. It describes isolation, quarantine, and contact tracing as targeted measures for passengers and identified contacts linked to the MV Hondius, rather than restrictions on the general public. [S1]
درباره هانتاویروس چه می‌دانیم؟
Publisher’s rating: سازمان جهانی بهداشت گفته خطر این ویروس برای مردم جهان پایین است و این اتفاق «پاندمی بعدی» محسوب نمی‌شود. چون ویروس آندس مثل کووید به راحتی بین آدم‌ها پخش نمی‌شود و معمولا به تماس نزدیک و طولانی نیاز دارد.
Emmanuel Macron announces suspension of schooling in schools and universities due to Hanta virus starting from Monday and for an indefinite period.
Publisher’s rating: False
Honeybee venom can destroy 100% of breast cancer in less than 60 minutes.
Publisher’s rating: False
"The only [vaccines] that have been safety tested in a randomized placebo-controlled trial is the COVID vaccine ... So we do not know whether those vaccines are causing downstream effects."
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
In Deutschland sind 20.000 bis 60.000 Menschen an Comirnaty, dem Covid19-Impfstoff von Biontech / Pfizer gestorben.
Publisher’s rating: Wissenschaftlich nicht haltbar
A viral video featuring a woman claiming that urine is not a waste product, but rather a safe fluid packed with essential vitamins and minerals.
Publisher’s rating: false
US scientists have developed a vaccine that works across all types of cancer
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the claim overstates early research: the University of Florida vaccine was experimental and showed enhanced anti-tumor responses in mice when combined with immunotherapy drugs. It concludes that no single vaccine has been shown in humans to work across all cancer types.
Research shows hormonal birth control shrinks the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and influences irrational decision-making
Publisher’s rating: False
’இந்தியாவில் பிறப்பை விட இறப்பு அதிகம் உள்ள மாநிலங்களில் தமிழ்நாடு முதலிடம்’ - News 18 தமிழ்நாடு.
Publisher’s rating: misleading