“Abortion Barbie doll created to teach girls about abortion”
Africa Check rated this: Fake
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.
“Consuming chicken could increase the risk of cancer.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“German supreme court ruled that measles doesn’t exist”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Congress Party has said if it forms government at the centre, it would waive-off medical bills of those patients who die in hospitals (both private and government).”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“If you're in a public hospital at the moment, all of your cancer treatment is free.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: More to the story
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: There is more to the story. Public hospitals provide free treatment to cancer patients who are formally admitted as public inpatients. However, public patients may need to pay for other cancer services. In some states a…
“Claim: Keeping salt in mouth could cure Heart Attack”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Gulping morning saliva could be beneficial for health.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Ramdev Baba got operated in a hospital in Germany.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
“Shadow Finance Minister Jim Chalmers claims Labor’s $500 million pledge to upgrade hospital emergency departments is desperately needed to improve wait times.”
AAP FactCheck rated this: False - The checkable claim is false.
“A myth that malaria is a disease which cannot be eliminated and which we must endure, especially in the Nigerian society.”
DUBAWA rated this: Not Likley
“Claim can herbal diabetic patches be used for getting rid of insulin shots for diabetes patients”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Fact Crescendo Rating FALSE
“500 rupees monthly nutritional support to patients for the duration of treatment through DBT.”
FACTLY rated this: TRUE
“Cancer can be prevented by stopping your sugar intake, drinking hot lemon water and having coconut oil.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Paracetamol contains "Machupo" virus”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur has said late Goa CM Manohar Parrikar died of cancer because he didn't ban beef in the state.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Labor health spokesperson Catherine King claims one in five senior Australians have none of their own teeth and one in two suffers from moderate to severe gum disease.”
AAP FactCheck rated this: True - The checkable claims are all true.
“Salman Khan halted the shooting and went to visit a cancer patient kid in Maheshwar of Madhya Pradesh”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Fact Crescendo Rating - FALSE
“Hot coconut water can help in curing cancer. Mixture of coconut flakes and hot water releases an anti-cancer substance.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“The viral message claims that Appy Fizz causes cancer, eating Mentos post Coca-Cola/Pepsi makes cyanide in your stomach and Kurkure has plastic.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“A medicine called Imitinef Mercilet cures blood cancer and is available for free in a hospital in Pune, Maharashtra.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE