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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

Lighthouse JournalismHealth & medicine

Govt has put peoples' lives in danger with Covishield

Publisher’s rating: Half True

The review says Covishield can be associated with TTS, but describes it as a very rare side effect and says the claim that all Indians are at risk of dying, or that this proves government failure, is misleading. It notes that AstraZeneca’s vaccine is manufactured in India as Covishield and says reported cases in the country have been limited. [S1]

Logically FactsHealth & medicine

A daith piercing can cure migraines.

Publisher’s rating: False

Research from related reporting describes daith piercing as a proposed migraine remedy but notes that it is not established as a treatment. One account says there is no guarantee it will treat migraines, and another says medical research has not proven it can cure severe headaches.

First CheckHealth & medicine

Turmeric latte is beneficial for your health

Publisher’s rating: The popular drink may contain lead chromate, a toxic pigment that is sometimes added to turmeric to make it more yellow, leading to serious health issues.

Related reporting describes turmeric lattes as healthy and says curcumin has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This reporting does not address whether turmeric lattes may contain lead chromate. [S1]

dpaHealth & medicine

Japan hat den Notstand ausgerufen, weil die Fälle von Turbokrebs infolge der mRNA-Impfungen drastisch zugenommen haben.

Publisher’s rating: Die Behauptung ist falsch. In Japan ist kein Notstand ausgerufen worden. Und es ist auch nicht erwiesen, dass Krebs von mRNA-Impfstoffen ausgelöst oder gefördert würde.

Japan did not declare the claimed emergency over cancer cases; the review says the purported declaration was invented. The study cited in the claim did not establish that mRNA vaccines caused cancer, and its authors noted that further research was needed.