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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

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

CNN reported, “Due to COVID-19, President Donald Trump passes away at 74.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

A “peer reviewed, scientific study showed that the COVID-19 vaccine causes two deaths for every three lives it saves.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

“Dr Fauci is married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

"We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

“Local governments are making these (COVID-19) decisions on inaccurate data because the negatives are not being entered … across the state of Wisconsin.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

"Abortion is never medically necessary."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Video shows Dr. Anthony Fauci admitting “he failed Americans during the pandemic when unnecessarily forcing masks.”

Publisher’s rating: False

Maldita.esHealth & medicine

Antena 3 informa de que dos camareros y 5 personas más están en cuarentena por un supuesto contagio en la discoteca Velice de Torrevieja

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Says popular food and drink items such as Kraft, Pepsi and Nestle use a flavor enhancement company that "puts aborted baby fetus cells in their food and drinks."

Publisher’s rating: False

Maldita.esHealth & medicine

Una niña de 13 años muere en Portugal por una parada cardiorespiratoria asociada al uso de mascarilla

Publisher’s rating: Falso

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

Cita al Sistema de Notificación de Eventos Adversos a las Vacunas para afirmar: “Hay muchos efectos secundarios serios con la vacuna. Aquí está su PRUEBA”.

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

”Pfizer launches final study for COVID drug that's suspiciously similar to 'horse paste'” ivermectin.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Video shows Tucker Carlson discussing a diabetes cure created with Pfizer and certified by the FDA.

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

“News report accidentally reveals doctors giving ‘banned’ COVID treatment to the Queen.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

There is “clear scientific consensus” that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression and triples risk of suicide.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

“Celine Dion has been paralyzed by the COVID vaccine and cancels her tour.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

"CDC Changes Test Thresholds To Virtually Eliminate New COVID Cases Among Vaxx’d."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

We know in November 2021 that “none of your previous vaccines will protect you now from the emerging variant omicron.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

“Mass vaccination for COVID-19 in Senegal was started yesterday (4/8) and the first 7 CHILDREN who received it DIED on the spot."

Publisher’s rating: False