“King Charles’ cancer diagnosis is linked to mRNA cancer therapy trial in U.K.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The first patient in the U.K. to receive the new mRNA cancer therapy did so in October 2023.
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“King Charles, the reigning king of Great Britain, is suffering from cancer and has waited an hour to see a doctor.”
Youturn rated this: fake
“Paper shows “mRNA COVID-19 vaccines caused more deaths” than lives saved.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The research paper was based on false COVID-19 vaccine claims, experts told us. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have been rigorously tested for years, and public health experts have found them to be safe and effective.
“The law in Wisconsin (on abortion time limit) is 20 weeks. That is way outside the international bounds.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“The U.S-based RFA journalist Chun Chanbot passed away due to cancer.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False
Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The U.S.-based RFA journalist Chun Chanbot is still alive. He appeared in the daily broadcasting on Thursday evening last week after he had been away for a month. Speaking in the show, Chanbot clarified his health is mu…
“Wearing this bracelet aids in weight loss.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Health experts say there’s no evidence that wearing magnetic jewelry or bracelets will prompt significant weight loss. Drinking water, eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly can promote a healthy lifestyle.
“Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has terminated reservation for SC, ST, and OBC candidates in private medical colleges”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: According to the existing policy, there are no reservations for SC, ST, and OBC students in private medical and dental colleges, nor in any private unaided institution in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This policy existed …
“A Hindu doctor, Ramesh Bhai Patel shoves his genitals in the mouth of a patient who was undergoing C-section surgery”
Youturn rated this: misleading
“Gun violence is the leading cause of death of the children of America — not car accidents, not some form of cancer — gun violence.”
Washington Post rated this: Inaccurate
Washington Post says: This is better expressed as children and teens
“peepal leaves can cure heart blockages”
THIP Media rated this: Mostly False
“The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “shuts off” recipients’ hearts.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered around the world, and public health authorities have found them to be safe and effective. Adverse effects from the vaccine are rare.
“Chinese lab crafts mutant COVID-19 strain with 100% kill rate in ‘humanized’ mice”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: A study showed a type of lab mouse is highly susceptible to a coronavirus derived from pangolins. The virus was not engineered by scientists and is not descended from the virus that causes COVID-19.
“Does almond oil cure Psoriasis?”
Medical Dialogues rated this: FALSE
“Video showing Dr. Gaurav Gangwani endorsing medicine for Prostatitis”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This website offering medicines for Prostatitis is fraudulent. The video showing Dr. Gaurav Gangwani endorsing medicine for Prostatitis is digitally created by overlaying a different audio onto a video of Dr. Gangwani e…
“Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Many states changed procedures in 2020 to make it easier to vote by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic for voters of both parties and independents. This was done out in the open and was not cheating.
“Ben Carson have a cure for dementia”
THIP Media rated this: False
“Disease X be leaked in 2025”
THIP Media rated this: False
“Former president Rodrigo Duterte said the Armed Forces of the Philippines knows that the Philippines has a president who is a drug addict.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: This was the first time Duterte mentioned Marcos’ name in connection with drug abuse. In a Nov. 18 , 2021 speech in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, the then-president said a candidate in the 2022 presidential election w…
“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is a "drug addict" and his name was included in a narco-list from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.”
Vera Files rated this: Baseless
Vera Files says: Former president Rodrigo Duterte showed no proof of his claim. PDEA issued a statement saying that Marcos' name "is not and was never" in its drug watchlist.
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: About 21.5 million women and girls of reproductive age live in states that ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Census data shows. That’s about 29% of women ages 15 to 49.