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.

Checked by PolitiFact17 Jul 2019United States Health

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“Says "Every single person who has cancer has a pH that is too acidic," and claims Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Peace Prize for proving that cancer can’t survive in an alkaline-rich environment and thrives in an acidic, low oxygen environment.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by DUBAWA16 Jul 2019Nigeria Health

Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, The Governor of Niger state

“A claim that 400 health workers ranging from doctors, nurses and Laboratory technicians have been employed.”

DUBAWA rated this: Analysis

Checked by The Quint16 Jul 2019India Health

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“Hyderabad police has issued a warning to not drink cold drinks like Fanta, Pepsi, Coke, etc in the upcoming days as they are contaminated with the Ebola virus.”

The Quint rated this: FALSE

Checked by PolitiFact15 Jul 2019United States Health

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“A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

Checked by Fact Crescendo15 Jul 2019India Health

தமிழ் டாக்டர்

“Claim: This Juice can cure Cancer in just 42 hours”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by Fact Crescendo13 Jul 2019India Health

Anand Kumar

“Claim: Doctors denied treatment for a Muslim boy in Uttar Pradesh”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by Fact Crescendo10 Jul 2019India Health

ராஜ் இந்திரன் திரன்

“Claim: Christian people spreading Virus in campaign notices”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by FACTLY10 Jul 2019India Health

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“Drinking hot lemon water or three spoons of organic coconut oil daily in addition to not taking sugar can cure cancer.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

Checked by Africa Check5 Jul 2019Health

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“‘HOSPITAL’ means House Of Sick People Including Treatment and Labour”

Africa Check rated this: Incorrect

Checked by DUBAWA5 Jul 2019Nigeria Health

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“That there is a cure for ''HIV''.”

DUBAWA rated this: False, No cure for the virus yet.

Checked by The Quint4 Jul 2019India Health

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“Homeopathic medicine called Ocimum Sanctum Q could treat children suffering with encephalitis, locally known as ‘chamki fever’.”

The Quint rated this: FALSE

Checked by Africa Check4 Jul 2019Health

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“Pineapple leaves can do wonders for your health”

Africa Check rated this: Incorrect

Checked by Fact Crescendo3 Jul 2019India Health

Enigo Sudhakar

“Claim: Gomathi Marimuthu proved negative in drug test”

Fact Crescendo rated this: MIXTURE

Checked by PolitiFact3 Jul 2019United States Health

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“Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo2 Jul 2019India Health

Kalaivani Vani Kandhaswami

“Claim: Paracetamol has Machupo virus”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by Fact Crescendo2 Jul 2019India Health

Yazir Raja

“Claim: Patanjali co- founder Baba Ramdev gets treatment in Hospital”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by Fact Crescendo1 Jul 2019India Health

மஹ்மத் தாஜுதீன்

“Claim: Viral video of a Telangana doctor indulging in Molestation”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by Africa Check28 Jun 2019Health

Science Alert

“Bill Gates “thinks a coming disease could kill 30 million people within 6 months".”

Africa Check rated this: Checked

Checked by Africa Check28 Jun 2019Health

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“World record broken with woman giving birth to 17 babies from one pregnancy.”

Africa Check rated this: False

Checked by The Quint27 Jun 2019India Health

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“Did a US Woman Give Birth to 17 Babies in One Pregnancy?”

The Quint rated this: FALSE