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drinking jeera water can cause miraculous weight loss
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
Spirulina is a superfood and everyone should have it
Publisher’s rating: Spirulina rich in nutrition, but not essential for all
Social media posts claim China President Xi Jinping suffered a stroke.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
birth control pills are a major source of oestrogen in our water supply
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
Dark chocolate can prevent Heart Attack
Publisher’s rating: This claim is Misleading
baking soda can cure prostatitis within 3 days
Publisher’s rating: False
கோவை பிஎஸ்ஜி அருகே ஒரு தெருவோர பானிபூரி கடையில் சுகாதாரமற்ற முறையில் தயாரிக்கப்படும் பானிபூரி என்று ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
The review says the video was scripted for public awareness and entertainment, not an authentic recording of an incident in Coimbatore. It reports that Sanjjanaa Galrani posted the video on June 25, 2024, identifying it as a scripted drama.
Salsicha no microscópio tem pelos e vermes em vídeo
Publisher’s rating: Falso
you can remove kidney/gallstones through the skin without surgery
Publisher’s rating: False
Zwitserland is het eerste land ter wereld dat mammografie verbiedt.
Publisher’s rating: Mammografieën worden nog steeds gebruikt voor borstkankerscreening in Zwitserland. De straling die vrijkomt is niet gevaarlijk.
The review says mammography screening continues in Switzerland, where women aged 50 and older are recommended to have regular screenings. It explains that a 2014 report questioning routine screening did not impose a ban, and that the radiation dose from a modern mammogram is low compared with average annual exposure in the Netherlands.
biotin gummies and serum reverse hair fall
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
Claim This mantra can save you from heart disease
Publisher’s rating: misleading
Onion juice can cure PCOS
Publisher’s rating: PCOS is a metabolic syndrome and cant be cured so this claim is FALSE
AirPods can cause brain cancer
Publisher’s rating: False
Research from related reporting says a neurosurgeon found no clear, consistent link between everyday radiofrequency exposure and brain cancer in humans, and that AirPods expose users to far less radiofrequency energy than phones. The report also notes that the cited rat study used high exposure levels and did not establish that AirPods cause cancer.
விட்டலன் நாம மகிமை..,,, 9 நிமிடத்தில் உயர்இரத்த அழுத்தம், குறைந்த இரத்த அழுத்தமாக மாறும்... பூனே மருத்துவ ஆராய்ச்சி நிரூபணம்..
Publisher’s rating: misleading
inflating balloons can prevent cancers and heart attacks
Publisher’s rating: False