Health & medicine fact checks

Eating an apple with cloves inserted overnight on an empty stomach can cure acidity, migraines, and other ailments.

Publisher’s rating: The claim is false. No scientific evidence supports the idea that eating a clove-laced apple can cure health issues.

An ad of Dr. Kilimanguru shows him endorsing Vascuhealth.

Publisher’s rating: Fake

آشپزی و غذا خوردن با ظرف یا فویل آلومینیومی برای سلامت مضر است.

Publisher’s rating: نادرست

The Philippine General Hospital and the Food and Drug Administration are promoting Sleepal Gold Colostrum, a milk product for insomnia.

Publisher’s rating: Fake

Risk of Closing Pharmacies Across the Country !!

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

Can Drinking Lemon Ginger Tea Every Day Bid Diabetes Goodbye?

Publisher’s rating: Diabetes is a chronic condition so consumption of these ingridents may help in management of diabetes but it cannot be cured. Hence, the claim is False.

Video Claim that Lying in a Cowshed Cures Cancer and Rubbing a Cow's Back Reduces Need for BP Medication is False

Publisher’s rating: This is False claim.

Can Putting Alcohol On Neck Make Your Cough Disappear?

Publisher’s rating: This claim is False.

Brown eggs are much healthier than white eggs

Publisher’s rating: There is no difference between the nutritional value of a brown or white egg

Hormonal injections like steroids used in the production of broiler chicken

Publisher’s rating: While there have been reports of the practice continuing in some parts of India despite a ban on growth hormones’ use in poultry, this does not appear to be the norm. Experts have said selective breeding, immunizations, and the use of antibiotics contribute to the larger sizes of broiler chickens.

Имане Хэлиф төрөлхийн эрэгтэй хүн болохыг тогтоосон эмнэлгийн тайлан гарсан

Publisher’s rating: Төөрөгдүүлсэн

Does drinking lemon water help relieve tooth pain?

Publisher’s rating: The claim is False

The review finds no scientific evidence or medical consensus that lemon juice relieves tooth pain. It says lemon’s acidity can erode enamel and potentially worsen sensitivity, while toothache may stem from underlying problems that need treatment.

Unhygienic McDonald’s French Fries” Video

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

raw or unpasteurised milk is a healthier alternative to pasteurised milk (milk that has been heated to a specific temperature for a pre-determined interval of time)

Publisher’s rating: While it is true that one of the biggest outbreaks of salmonella in the US involved pasteurised milk, effective pasteurisation kills Salmonella.

Related research and reporting—not the original First Check review—address the health claims around raw milk. One study reported an association between unpasteurised milk intake and Lactobacillus abundance, while noting that more research is needed; related reporting also highlights pathogen risks and says pasteurised milk has the same amount of nutrients.

childhood vaccines ‘poison’ that make babies sick

Publisher’s rating: False

Oziva Hair Vitamins reduce hair fall and promote hair growth in 4 months

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

turmeric and coconut oil can cure cavities naturally

Publisher’s rating: False

Related reporting says cavities are not curable with home remedies, and describes turmeric paste and coconut-oil pulling only as natural remedies that may help reduce bacteria or ease symptoms. It also states that a dentist treats cavities by removing decay and filling the hole.

Can a combination of sunflower oil, almond oil, rapeseed oil, flaxseed oil, Indian long pepper, saffron, and Malkanghni make knee pain disappear in 3 days?

Publisher’s rating: The claim is False

copper-infused water detoxifies the body

Publisher’s rating: False

Poor oral hygiene over time can lead to an increased risk of heart disease

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