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Robert Chesebrough, the American chemist who discovered petroleum jelly and lived for 96 years, had a spoonful of Vaseline every day, according to social media posts.

Publisher’s rating: However, ingestion can lead to symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, cough and throat irritation, shortness of breath, and chest pain, to name some.

Related research reporting from the American Oil & Gas Historical Society says Robert Chesebrough “consumed a spoonful of Vaseline each day and lived to be 96 years old.” It also says he patented Vaseline on June 4, 1872.

SBT NewsElections & voting

Lula disse que gastou R$ 300 bilhões para se eleger

Publisher’s rating: ENGANOSO

The review finds the video misleadingly presents Lula as saying he spent R$ 300 billion on his own campaign. In the interview, he was referring to Jair Bolsonaro; official campaign figures cited in the review were about R$ 89 million for Bolsonaro and R$ 131 million for Lula.

日本ファクトチェックセンターDisasters & emergencies

2024年8月14日に南海トラフ地震が発生

Publisher’s rating: 根拠不明

A post claiming that a Nankai Trough earthquake would occur on August 14, 2024, spread after an August 8 earthquake off Hyuga-nada. The review says no scientific or objective basis was provided for the prediction and notes that the Japan Meteorological Agency considers earthquake predictions specifying a date and place to be misinformation.

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