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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

Gezondheid en wetenschapHealth & medicine

‘Deze mensen hebben al zoveel schade opgelopen dat stoppen eigenlijk te laat komt om longkanker te voorkomen. Wel is dat belangrijk om nog meer schade te voorkomen.’

Publisher’s rating: Onwaar

The review says quitting does not immediately erase the elevated lung-cancer risk after years of heavy smoking, but the risk does decline over time. It concludes that quitting is worthwhile and can reduce lung-cancer risk, as well as risks of other diseases.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpaHealth & medicine

Die deutsche Regierung gibt zu, dass es nie eine Pandemie gegeben hat.

Publisher’s rating: Die Regierung hat derartiges nicht mitgeteilt. Der gezeigte Post ist eine Fälschung.

The review says the German government, the chancellor, and ministers never declared that the COVID-19 pandemic did not exist. It reports that the purported post by Olaf Scholz was not on his official account and that the screenshot was fabricated.

dpaHealth & medicine

en mammografie scan maakt je borstklieren ziek.

Publisher’s rating: De video neemt een stevig loopje met de feiten. Het klopt dat je tijdens een borstonderzoek blootgesteld wordt aan stralingen, maar dat is doorheen het dagelijkse leven continu het geval. De hoeveelheid straling die komt kijken bij zo'n onderzoek is niet gevaarlijk.

日本ファクトチェックセンターHealth & medicine

腎臓学会が発表した紅麹健康被害の病名は新型コロナワクチンの副反応そのもの

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says the newspaper article cited in the viral post did not discuss COVID-19 or claim that the reported diagnoses were vaccine side effects. It notes that some of the same conditions appeared in vaccine adverse-event reports, but says this does not establish that the conditions were vaccine side effects; the kidney society said it did not consider them related to COVID-19 vaccines.

dpaHealth & medicine

Virologe Nowotny wirbt für Nahrungsergänzungsmittel.

Publisher’s rating: Die Internetseite ist unseriös und verfügt über kein Impressum, die Fotos stammen von anderen Internetauftritten Nowotnys. Das Produkt selbst ist ein Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, dessen Wirkung unbelegt ist.

The review reports that Nowotny’s name and photos were misused to advertise a supplement; it does not say he endorsed it. It notes that the advertising site had no legal disclosure and that the product’s efficacy was unproven.