“Consuming a cool drink immediately after eating a mango causes death”
What FACTLY found
We could not find any evidence about such an incident in Chandigarh where people died after consuming cool drink immediately after eating a mango. Citric acid in a mango and carbonic acid in a carbonated drink generally do not react in a solution because they are weak acids with similar dissociation constants. Experts believe that consuming a mango together with a carbonated drink is not fatal, but it increases sugar and acidity levels in the body which is not advisable for a healthy living
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 May 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.