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consuming papaya after sex can help prevent pregnancy
Publisher’s rating: mostly False
وفاة أسماء الأسد زوجة الرئيس السوري بسبب المرض
Publisher’s rating: البيان غير موجود على حسابات رئاسة الجمهورية العربية السورية أو الحسابات الرسمية السورية، كما لم تعلن جهة رسمية عن وفاة أسماء الأسد
La prostatitis se cura con bicarbonato de sodio en ocho días, como dicen estos médicos en el video.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review says the videos were manipulated: Pedro Cavadas and Valentín Fuster did not discuss prostatitis or baking soda in the original recordings. It also notes that prostatitis treatment varies by type and generally takes weeks, not eight days or 72 hours.
Soursop leaves are 4000 times stronger than Chemotherapy
Publisher’s rating: False
Eating two bananas daily can help quite smoking
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says there is no direct scientific evidence that eating bananas helps people quit smoking, and no scientific study or medical consensus confirms that eating two bananas can aid cessation. Bananas may be a healthy snack and provide nutrients, but the review describes them only as a possible part of a broader quitting plan.
Gulmohar tree can leaves cure baldness
Publisher’s rating: mostly False
Wetting the head first while bathing significantly increases the risk of a brain stroke due to heightened blood circulation in the brain’s vessels.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found no scientific evidence that wetting the head first while bathing increases the risk of stroke. It also reports that medical experts and health organizations do not support a special bathing sequence to prevent strokes.
In einer Pfizer-Studie haben von 344 Babys nur drei die Corona-Impfungen überlebt.
Publisher’s rating: Falsch. Bei der genannten Studie zum Pfizer-Impfstoff ist kein Baby oder Kleinkind gestorben. Die Verbreiter der Falschinformation haben die Zahlen völlig willkürlich verdreht.
‘Vapes zijn gifbommen voor onze kinderen’
Publisher’s rating: Waar
eating jamun cures diabetes
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
Related reporting quotes a hospital dietician saying, “No single food has been scientifically proven to cure diabetes.” It says sustainable glucose control involves medication adherence, physical activity and routine monitoring, rather than relying on a single ingredient.
Reporter Katrina Son and cardiologist Willie Ong endorsed a treatment for eye problems.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
There are 6.29 million people on the NHS waiting list in England
Publisher’s rating: There are 6.29 million people on the NHS waiting list in England.
Oreo жигнэмгээс өт хорхой гарч ирсэн
Publisher’s rating: Худал
The video claims that fish meat is made from plastic
Publisher’s rating: Explainer
Dit is een echte video van een echt bedrijf dat hoofdtransplantaties mogelijk maakt.
Publisher’s rating: De video is gemaakt door de filmmaker Hashem Al-Ghaili, en is slechts aan animatie. Het toont niet aan dat het vandaag mogelijk is om een hoofd te transplanteren, en dus ook niet dat je op die manier van geslacht kan veranderen.
Canada is killing Autistic people without their consent
Publisher’s rating: False
Een mammografie is kankerverwekkend en geeft in 50 tot 60% van de gevallen een vals positief resultaat.
Publisher’s rating: Gemiddeld blijkt tweederde van de vrouwen die doorverwezen worden na een mammogram uiteindelijk geen borstkanker te hebben. Dat percentage ligt zo hoog, omdat veel vrouwen worden doorverwezen vanwege een onduidelijke scan. Het risico op kanker door de straling van de mammogram is miniem.