Health
4,075 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Video shows a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) being beaten by quacks in Sambhal, UP.”
FACTLY says: This incident occurred on 25 July 2023, in Ladpura village, Gautham Buddha Nagar. According to the FIR filed by the police, the altercation seen in the video was a result of a land dispute among locals. BJP District Vic…
“Can a mixture of garlic and olive oil cure pain in ears?”
“Eating green chillies can cure heart attacks”
“Can a mixture of mustard oil, turmeric and rock salt cure toothache?”
“mobile phones can cause brain cancer”
“Eating Kulthi lentils can cure gallstones in 15 days”
“Kamala Harris campaign ad “features a mother expressing regret for not having an abortion.”
PolitiFact says: The video shows footage from a 2021 home insurance ad. Experts told PolitiFact the audio voice-over that sounds like Kamala Harris speaking was likely generated by artificial intelligence.
“As I read the Minnesota law that (Walz) signed into law … it says that a doctor who presides over an abortion where the baby survives, the doctor is under no obligation to provide lifesaving care to a baby who survives a botched late-term abortion.”
PolitiFact says: In May 2023, Tim Walz, as Minnesota governor, signed legislation updating a state law for "infants who are born alive." It said babies are "fully recognized" as human people and therefore, protected under state law.
“Democrats dyed the “Chicago River red to celebrate abortion.”
“Of Bernie Moreno, “Now, he’s arguing for a national abortion ban, no exceptions.”
PolitiFact says: Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno said he supports a federal ban on abortions at 15 weeks, but he supports exceptions for rape, incest and to protect the pregnant woman's life.
“Proposed Nevada constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights would put “essentially no limit on access to abortion.”
PolitiFact says: Under the proposed Nevada ballot measure, the state could still restrict abortions after fetal viability, and abortions after that point could be performed if needed to protect the pregnant woman's health.
“chhoti dudhiya is a miracle cure for jaundice”
“bee venom therapy can cure back pain”
“U.S. Sen. Jon Tester “voted to give taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants.”
PolitiFact says: Tester voted against an amendment, but its passage would not have given "taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants." Such spending was then, as now, prohibited under federal law.
“Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”
PolitiFact says: The Trump administration rolled back numerous Obama-era protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination under the Affordable Care Act. But legal challenges hampered enforcement of both rules, so the impact is less clear.
“Does consuming apples regularly during pregnancy enhance a child's intelligence?”
“Even before the pandemic, (Donald Trump) lost manufacturing jobs, by most people’s estimates at least 200,000.”
PolitiFact says: The prepandemic job losses were 48,000, about one-fourth of the figure Harris cited. The 200,000 figure is in the ballpark for the number of manufacturing job losses for Trump's whole tenure, including the pandemic.
“We’re going to get the auto workers’ jobs back like it was 30 years ago and 40 years ago. ... We were all set to do it, and then we had the COVID disaster come in.”
FactCheck.org says: We can’t predict the future, but auto industry jobs declined between 2019 and 2020, before the pandemic, showing no evidence of a pending boom.