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Умайн хүзүүний хорт хавдрын эсрэг вакцин бол үхлийн зэвсэг
Publisher’s rating: Төөрөгдүүлсэн
Kamala Harris admitted that the COVID virus originated in a lab
Publisher’s rating: There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that the pandemic was the result of a lab leak with even WHO saying that “a laboratory origin of the pandemic was considered to be extremely unlikely.”
Can a mixture of mango seed, neem, cinnamon, and nutmeg make teeth as white as pearls?
Publisher’s rating: The claim is Misleading.
Can drinking Kishmish (Raisin) water in morning on Tuesday and Friday clear pimples and prevent heart attack?
Publisher’s rating: This is False claim.
Slow Chewing of food can be a game changer for blood sugar control.
Publisher’s rating: Slow chewing of food helps lower blood glucose spikes.
A man in India drank 'street milk', and has been bleeding blood for three days.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
Can leech therapy fix cervical pain in seven sessions?
Publisher’s rating: This is misleading claim.
Tomatoes Prevent Heart attacks
Publisher’s rating: The claim is misleading
Manuka honey has anti-cancer properties.
Publisher’s rating: Manuka honey has shown anti-cancer properties in animal studies and on laboratory-grown human cells. But the claim lacks evidence from clinical trials involving humans.
De snelste manier om je leven te verkorten is je voedsel opwarmen in een magnetron. Alle voedsel waardes verdwijnen en je voedsel wordt toxisch.
Publisher’s rating: De straling van de magnetron warmt voedsel op maar maakt het niet "toxisch" en is niet schadelijker dan andere methodes om eten te bereiden of op te warmen. Ook de voedselwaarden blijven grotendeels bewaard.
The review explains that microwaves heat food through non-ionizing radiation and that this does not make food toxic. It notes that cooking can affect nutrients, but losses vary; the article cites research finding that more than 90% of vitamin C remained in microwaved broccoli in one study.
新型コロナワクチン「KOSTAIVE」はフィンランド語で「復讐」？
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review finds that the claim is false: it says Finnish has no word “kostaive” and that the vaccine name derives from “Stave off COVID,” meaning to suppress COVID. The Finnish words for “revenge” and “to take revenge” are “kosto” and “kostaa,” respectively.
Nederland heeft momenteel de hoogste oversterfte in de EU.
Publisher’s rating: Nee. Nederland bevindt zich slechts op positie acht in de meest recente Europese oversterftecijfers. Bovendien is de definitie van oversterfte ook anders: de gekozen referentieperiode kan veranderen en heeft niets te maken met de coronavaccinaties.
The review reports that Netherlands ranked eighth in Eurostat’s latest figures, not first. For July 2024, it gives the Netherlands’ excess-mortality rate as 12.4%, calculated against the 2016–2019 reference period.
Does consuming apples regularly during pregnancy enhance a child's intelligence?
Publisher’s rating: This is False claim.
"gluten veroorzaken infecties in je darmen"
Publisher’s rating: Onwaar
Consuming curd, salad, banana, radish at night with dinner leads to diseases
Publisher’s rating: Scientific evidence does not support the claim that consuming curd, salad, banana, or radish at night leads to diseases; these foods are generally nutritious and easily digestible at any time of day.
If bitten by a snake, tie off that part, cut the wound, and suck the venom out as shown in movies. Local traditional medicine can also help.
Publisher’s rating: Rating unavailable
Related research from the Sacramento Bee reports that the Mayo Clinic advises against tying off a rattlesnake bite, cutting it, or trying to remove venom. The excerpt does not address the claim about traditional medicine.
Caffeine should not be consumed at all while trying to conceive.
Publisher’s rating: Recent scientific research suggests that this widely held belief may not be entirely accurate; moderation is the key.
Can Aloe Vera, onion juice, and coconut oil cure hair thinning?
Publisher’s rating: This is False claim.
“Fomos a cidade que mais vacinou [durante a pandemia da Covid-19] no Brasil”
Publisher’s rating: Falso