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Health & medicine fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about health & medicine. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

13,677 published reviews in this topic

THE QUINTMay 24, 2019Health & medicine

A medicine called ‘curcuminoid’ can cure all types of cancer, including blood, breast, colon, liver, lung, prostrate and oral.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Donald TrumpMay 23, 2019Health & medicine

"We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly."

Publisher’s rating: False

MyGoPenMay 23, 2019Health & medicine

網傳「耕莘醫院已經有最新(膠囊丸式)的腸胃內視錄影檢查」的謠言訊息，並附上一張手掌上放一顆膠囊的照片。

Publisher’s rating: 不實

Africa CheckMay 22, 2019Health & medicine

Coughing will save your life if you have a heart attack when no one else is around to help

Publisher’s rating: Incorrect

THE QUINTMay 22, 2019Health & medicine

Consuming chicken could increase the risk of cancer.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Africa CheckMay 22, 2019Health & medicine

German supreme court ruled that measles doesn’t exist

Publisher’s rating: Incorrect

Amy KlobucharMay 21, 2019Health & medicine

"We’ve had a 30% increase in suicides in this country in just 15 years."

Publisher’s rating: True

Africa CheckMay 20, 2019Health & medicine

Canadian man gets ‘first-ever horse penis transplant’

Publisher’s rating: Hoax

MyGoPenMay 20, 2019Health & medicine

新聞傳「美國研究：果汁喝太多，早死機率多3成」這樣標題誤解內容。

Publisher’s rating: 半數屬實

Africa CheckMay 20, 2019Health & medicine

Choose a diet based on your blood type to fight fatigue. People with blood type A should avoid animal-based protein and eat mainly plant protein and some seafood. People with blood type B should eliminate wheat and corn from their diet, while those with type AB should say goodbye to chicken. People with blood type O should not eat wheat products.

Publisher’s rating: Incorrect

Africa CheckMay 20, 2019Health & medicine

Man with no heart needs surgery

Publisher’s rating: Hoax

THE QUINTMay 18, 2019Health & medicine

Baking soda can cure cancer.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

YouturnMay 18, 2019Health & medicine

மத்திய அரசு புதிதாக அறிமுகப்படுத்திய திட்டம் Blood on call 104. இதில் 104 என்ற எண்ணுக்கு போன் செய்தால் நீங்கள் கேட்கும் குருதி வகையில் இரத்தம் வரும். இதற்கு கட்டணமாக ரூ.450 வசூலிக்கப்படுகிறது. போக்குவரத்து கட்டணமாக ரூ.100 வசூலிக்கப்படுகிறது. தயவு செய்து அதிகமாக பகிரவும்.

Publisher’s rating: Mix

RMIT ABC Fact CheckMay 17, 2019Health & medicine

"If you're in a public hospital at the moment, all of your cancer treatment is free."

Publisher’s rating: More to the story

Fact CrescendoMay 16, 2019Health & medicine

Claim: Keeping salt in mouth could cure Heart Attack

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Africa CheckMay 16, 2019Health & medicine

Women mustn’t eat cucumbers when they’re menstruating, the post says, because “the sap present in the cucumber can block some menstruation (blood waste) in the uterine wall”, which could cause barrenness.

Publisher’s rating: False

Africa CheckMay 16, 2019Health & medicine

Women shouldn’t drink ice water or soda water during menstruation, or eat coconut.

Publisher’s rating: False

Africa CheckMay 16, 2019Health & medicine

Women’s bodies “should not be knocked or hit by hard objects, especially the abdomen” because it could cause them to vomit blood, and the uterus could be injured.

Publisher’s rating: False

MyGoPenMay 16, 2019Health & medicine

LINE 流傳影片說「南瓜加上豆漿」蒸著吃可以治療膝關節退化這樣的謠言訊息。

Publisher’s rating: 不實

THE QUINTMay 16, 2019Health & medicine

WHO has recently issued a warning against RO (reverse osmosis) water.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE