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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

The Healthy Indian ProjectHealth & medicine

papaya leaves can increase platelet in just 12 hrs

Publisher’s rating: Half True

Related reporting describes platelet increases associated with papaya leaf juice, but the cited Malaysian report says counts increased after three days of daily use—not within 12 hours. The supplied excerpts therefore do not support the claim’s specific timeframe. [S4]

Medical DialoguesHealth & medicine

Can Black Pepper be used for Cholera and Syphilis?

Publisher’s rating: The claim is False

The review says black pepper has some antibacterial and antidiarrhoeal properties, but finds no credible evidence that it treats cholera or syphilis. It states that these serious infections require medical treatment, not black pepper.

The Healthy Indian ProjectHealth & medicine

soursop can replace chemotherapy

Publisher’s rating: False

Research from related reporting says experts found no scientific evidence from large human studies that soursop can replace chemotherapy or other established cancer treatments. It also quotes an oncologist warning that patients should not rely only on soursop leaves or herbal remedies for cancer treatment.

日本ファクトチェックセンターHealth & medicine

河野太郎氏が子宮頸がんワクチンは危険だと演説？

Publisher’s rating: 不正確

The review says the circulating clip omitted the surrounding context of Kono’s speech. After responding to hecklers opposing vaccines, he said that people were still dying from “cervical cancer vaccine,” then criticized people who spread unscientific claims that vaccines are dangerous; the review says he meant people were dying from cervical cancer, not the vaccine.