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Health & medicine fact checks

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

13,666 published reviews in this topic

Factcrescendo IndiaHealth & medicine

Fairy dishwasher contains “hormone disruptors” and “potentially carcinogenic ingredients.”

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says Fairy’s usual ingredients are not officially classified as carcinogens or endocrine disruptors, and that its safety data sheet reports no known carcinogenicity. It notes that a Danish test flagged trace BHT and benzophenone-4 in some Fairy products, but says regulators consider them safe at the low levels used.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

A new injection could permanently cure baldness

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says ABS-201 had shown hair regrowth in animal studies, but had not been tested in humans and lacked independent verification. It describes a permanent cure as unsupported and says human trials were scheduled to begin in Australia in December 2025.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaHealth & medicine

The viral posts claim that “a single dose of a new experimental cancer drug caused a woman’s tumor to shrink dramatically within just 5 days, nearly vanishing from scans.”

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the claim combines and overstates findings from studies of dostarlimab and amivantamab. The treatments involved multiple doses, and reported responses took months for dostarlimab or about 6–7 weeks for amivantamab—not five days.

Factcrescendo IndiaHealth & medicine

Listerine “Kilsl 99%” of Mouth Microbes (Good and Bad)

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the 99.9% figure comes from controlled laboratory tests targeting disease-causing germs, not evidence that a normal rinse sterilizes the mouth. It notes antiseptic rinses can affect beneficial and harmful bacteria, but says the microbiome generally rebounds with normal use; heavy, long-term use may shift its balance.

Medical DialoguesHealth & medicine

mix of jeera, ajwain, and methi cure diabetes

Publisher’s rating: The claim is False

The review finds no scientific evidence or medical consensus that the mixture cures diabetes. It says fenugreek may modestly support blood sugar control, but the mixture cannot replace medical treatment and lifestyle management.