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Use of soy protein, as a body-building supplement or otherwise among men, could lead to infertility
Publisher’s rating: Current data doesn’t show a link between consuming soy within recommended dietary limits, and male infertility.
Vídeo do telejornal SPTV 1ª Edição, da TV Globo, compartilhado nas redes sociais, no qual o jornalista César Tralli noticia a morte de duas pessoas após se vacinarem contra a febre amarela. A publicação insinua que as mortes ocorreram pela vacina contra a covid-19. Na legenda, a postagem diz “agora que Bolsonaro não é mais presidente, a vacina mata. E quem está dizendo isso é a Globo!”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
6. O direito ao aborto reduz a mortalidade materna
Publisher’s rating: Verdadeiro
21. Técnica de assistolia não é segura para a pessoa gestante
Publisher’s rating: Falso
24. Conselho Nacional de Medicina Veterinária proibiu uso de injeção de cloreto de potássio para eutanásia em animais
Publisher’s rating: Rating unavailable
23. Induzir o parto em gestações acima de 20 ou 22 semanas pode salvar a vida do feto
Publisher’s rating: Exagerado
Chewing smokeless tobacco does not cause cancer.
Publisher’s rating: Chewing smokeless tobacco is carcinogenic with oral cancer being the most probable outcome.
9. Toda criança que engravida tem direito ao aborto
Publisher’s rating: Verdadeiro
Can Insomnia be cured Naturally?
Publisher’s rating: This is False claim.
Black people are "60% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes."
Publisher’s rating: True
karela and jamun can control diabetes naturally
Publisher’s rating: Half True
Related reporting published October 1, 2026, says jamun-karela juice may help manage blood sugar, but notes that “reversing diabetes completely is still not proven.” It also says “there is no proof that it can cure diabetes” and describes the juice as something that may be part of a broader plan, not a sole treatment.
certain herbs can treat acne, hair fall, and PCOD
Publisher’s rating: False
raw onions can flush out toxins from the intestines
Publisher’s rating: False
No amount of alcohol consumption, light to moderate, can provide health benefits.
Publisher’s rating: Alcohol consumption, no matter how little, is not safe.
Para fazer um centro oncológico no Hospital [Vila] Santa Catarina, ele [Ricardo Nunes] fechou a maternidade
Publisher’s rating: Exagerado