“Dr. Rajendra Badwe, Tata memorial hospital stated that hot coconut water kills cancer cells”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Mar 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Tata Memorial Hospital had issued a clarification saying that the viral message was not made by Dr. Rajendra Barwe and that there is no scientific data to suggest that hot coconut water can cure any type of cancer. Multiple news agencies have also reported the same
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 March 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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