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Can a mixture of garlic and olive oil cure pain in ears?
Publisher’s rating: This is False.
Las vacunas ARNm contra la COVID-19 aumentan el riesgo de cáncer en niños.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Eating green chillies can cure heart attacks
Publisher’s rating: False
Boulos teria sido internado por uso de cocaína
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review found indications that the medical report circulated by Pablo Marçal was falsified. It notes that Boulos was photographed with a city council member at the time the report claimed he was receiving care, and that the report contained errors involving his identification, the clinic, and the doctor’s signature.
Can a mixture of mustard oil, turmeric and rock salt cure toothache?
Publisher’s rating: This claim is Mostly False.
九州大学病院にワクチンの危険性を呼びかける張り紙？
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
A notice warning against COVID-19 vaccination circulated online as if it had been posted at Kyushu University Hospital. The hospital said the leaflet was unrelated to it, and the source reports that a clinic in Tokushima had described the image as its own in-house notice.
Fish Oil quality can be determined using a thermocol test. Fish Oil made of Triglycerides are superior than those of Ethyl Esters.
Publisher’s rating: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q4bAiumk4OE?embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ffirstcheck.in%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE
mobile phones can cause brain cancer
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
"Es deckt ohne Ausnahme alle Nährstoffbedürfnisse des menschlichen Körpers."
Publisher’s rating: Falsch. Wer nur tierische Lebensmittel isst, dem fehlen Ballaststoffe und wichtige Vitamine.
Leech Therapy cures cervical pain.
Publisher’s rating: There is no scientific evidence to back the claim that leech therapy can help cure pain.
Eating Kulthi lentils can cure gallstones in 15 days
Publisher’s rating: False
"As I read the Minnesota law that (Walz) signed into law … it says that a doctor who presides over an abortion where the baby survives, the doctor is under no obligation to provide lifesaving care to a baby who survives a botched late-term abortion."
Publisher’s rating: False
"And the good news on this is, is the last 12 months saw the largest decrease in opioid deaths in our nation's history."
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
Colgate can permanently remove unwanted hair
Publisher’s rating: False
Coconut Husk Extract and Salt Make Toothache Disappear in 1-4 days
Publisher’s rating: The claim is Misleading
Can massaging hair with rice water for 5 minutes repair split ends?
Publisher’s rating: The claim is False and split ends can be trimmed.
chhoti dudhiya is a miracle cure for jaundice
Publisher’s rating: False
bee venom therapy can cure back pain
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
JD Vance asserts a “massive rise” in communicable diseases like HIV and tuberculosis in , Ohio, because of a rise in Haitian migrant population
Publisher’s rating: Local health data shows no such massive increase in infectious diseases, contradicting Vance’s claims.
“Ongeveer 30 procent van de patiënten die gediagnosticeerd wordt (met slaapapneu) en zich niet laat behandelen ontwikkelt over een periode van twaalf jaar een hartziekte of hoge bloeddruk.”
Publisher’s rating: Waar
The review attributes the 30% estimate over 12 years to sleep specialist Johan Verbraeken. It says research also found increased risks of coronary artery disease and high blood pressure among people with sleep apnea.