“Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 12 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Grapefruit can pose a risk to people who are on certain medications, but there’s no proof it is fatal for those on antidepressants.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 December 2021, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.md/RkZo2
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