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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

SBT NEwsHealth & medicine

Anthony Fauci assumiu que foi um dos criadores do vírus da Covid-19

Publisher’s rating: ENGANOSO

The review found that the post misleadingly suggested Anthony Fauci had confessed to helping create COVID-19. It says the claim relied on statements made by Representative Ronny Jackson at a hearing on June 3, while the post’s caption put words about creating COVID-19 and deleting records over Fauci’s image.

First CheckHealth & medicine

Turmeric supplements can induce liver injury

Publisher’s rating: While curcumin generally exhibits safe metabolism and low toxicity among humans, unregulated supplement use can lead to harmful side-effects.

Related research reporting says turmeric and curcumin are generally well tolerated in trials, but describes case reports and a Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network series involving clinically important liver injury. It notes that the absolute risk is uncertain. [S5]

dpaHealth & medicine

Myocarditis en pericarditis treden alleen na vaccinatie op en juist niet na corona-infectie.

Publisher’s rating: Nee. De kans op myocarditis en pericarditis is groter na een infectie met het coronavirus, dan na vaccinatie tegen corona. Het Engelse onderzoek bewijst zeker niet het tegendeel.

The review says myocarditis and pericarditis can follow infections as well as vaccination, and cites a higher risk after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination. The English study covered children and adolescents and found cases only among vaccinated participants, but the review says it cannot establish that these conditions do not occur after infection.

FacticoHealth & medicine

Merck utilizó aluminio altamente potente en los ensayos de la vacuna Gardasil contra el VPH sin informar a los participantes

Publisher’s rating: Falso. En los ensayos clínicos de la vacuna contra el VPH se utilizó un diseño de estudio con tres grupos para evitar sesgos y asegurar datos rigurosos, fiables y de calidad. Los adyuvantes como el aluminio son seguros, no se ha encontrado relación con enfermedades autoinmunes y su cantidad es significativamente inferior a la cantidad de aluminio que ingiere una persona adulta en su dieta diaria.

FacticoHealth & medicine

Las vacunas contienen células y tejidos de fetos abortados

Publisher’s rating: Falso. Para producir algunas vacunas se utilizan células humanas de laboratorio, que pueden provenir de tejidos fetales obtenidos hace décadas. Estas células son fundamentales para que los virus se multipliquen. Sin embargo, estas células son destruidas y filtradas completamente durante el proceso de fabricación, asegurando que la vacuna final no las contenga.