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Health & medicine fact checks
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PolitiFactHealth & medicine
Donald Trump is “announcing tomorrow that the US is going into quarantine for the next 14 days.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”
Publisher’s rating: True
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
“SV40, a cancer causing sequence” was “put in the Covid Vaccine.”
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Washington PostHealth & medicine
“You know, preexisting conditions is something we all agree should be covered. And with John Cornyn’s plan, they will be covered.”
Publisher’s rating: Four Pinocchios
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
"Masks are important. ... The president has been clear since his April guidance on reopening the economy."
Publisher’s rating: Trump Hasn't Been Clear
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“Fauci declares that all unvaccinated citizens must be locked down this winter.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“The spot where they are ‘getting a sample’ for the COVID-19 test is called your Blood-Brain Barrier.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“COVID19 PCR tests are scientifically meaningless.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
"CDC Now Demands TWO Masks – Science…Or Tyranny?"
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
Aquellos que han sido expuestos a la variante delta tienen “el doble de probabilidades de requerir hospitalización si se han vacunado”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is "99% graphene oxide," which is "toxic to the human body and causes a number of problems.
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
"99%" of coronavirus cases "are totally harmless."
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
"COVID-19 is confirmed as airborne and remain 8 hrs in air! So everyone is required to wear mask everywhere!"
Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“An organ recovery medical team pays tribute to a young female organ donor” in this photo.
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
COVID-19 vaccines cause impotency and swollen testicles.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire