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PolitiFact→ David Wolfe – Experts, medical groups still recommend mammograms as a screening test for breast cancer
“Stop getting mammograms immediately as they are outdated and dangerous!” Thermography “is a safer way to test for breast cancer!”
Logically→ No medical evidence that zinc and vitamin D can cure or prevent COVID-19
Logically→ No medical evidence to suggest Celtic salt can reduce high blood pressure
The Dispatch→ The Changing Status of Transgender Medical Intervention, Explained
Divided opinions on hormones and surgery are fueling more legislation and legal battles. Continue reading The Changing Status of Transgender Medical Intervention, Explained »
Logically→ No, Medical schools in North Carolina are not performing gender transition surgeries on toddlers
AllSides→ Young Children Do Not Receive Medical Gender Transition Treatment
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/scicheck-young-children-do-not-receive-medical-gender-transition-treatment/
AllSides→ Young Children Do Not Receive Medical Gender Transition Treatment
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/scicheck-young-children-do-not-receive-medical-gender-transition-treatment/
FactCheck.org→ Young Children Do Not Receive Medical Gender Transition Treatment
SciCheck Digest Families seeking information from a health care provider about a young child’s gender identity may have their questions answered or receive counseling. Some posts share a misleading claim that toddlers are being “transitione
Logically→ No, New York governor didn’t issue a memo ‘denying white people’ medical treatment
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – These on-air medical emergencies were not caused by COVID-19 vaccines, as video suggests
Video shows people collapsing because of COVID-19 vaccines.
Health Feedback→ Hydrogen peroxide given intravenously can be dangerous, has no known medical benefit
REVIEW A video uploaded to Facebook by astrologer and former radio talk show host Farley Malorrus, who has more than 16,000 followers, claimed that intravenous hydrogen peroxide “enables the body to cure itself of practically any disease, with
Logically→ No medical evidence that placing raw onion on the soles of the feet cures cold and cough
Logically→ No medical evidence that placing raw onion on the soles of the feet cures cold and cough
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Medical IDs in East Palestine, Ohio, do not track residents. No one has one yet.
Digital IDs were given to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, “to track long term health problems like difficulty breathing” before the Feb. 3 train derailment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Harvard Medical Student Discovered Secret Mineral That Can Help Someone Lose ’52 Lbs in 28 Days’
Is there proof that a Harvard Medical student discovered a "secret mineral" that can help someone lose "52 lbs in 28 Days"? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence for this claim in an online article. The images in the articl
The Dispatch→ Is Harvard Medical School Teaching Students to Treat ‘LGBTQIA+’ Infants?
Harvard Medical School. (Photo by: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group /Getty Images.)The treatments in question are only for intersex babies. The post Is Harvard Medical School Teaching Students to Treat ‘LGBTQIA+’ Infants? appeared fi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FAA: Medical guidelines changed on advice from cardiologists, not because of the COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Harvard medical students aren’t being taught that infants can identify as LGBTQ
Harvard Medical School students “learn how to care for LGBTQIA+ infants.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Medical Students At Harvard Are NOT Being Taught That Infants Can Identify As LGBTQIA+
Are students at Harvard Medical School being taught that infants can identify as LGBTQIA+? No, that's not true: The claim distorts the content of a class that helps train students in how to care for infants with physical variations in sex
Logically→ The Journal of Medical Ethics confirmed vaccines cause more harm than benefit in younger age groups.
The paper cited does not make this argument. The existing evidence shows mRNA vaccines to be safe and effective.
Health Feedback→ Medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines are granted for contraindications, not including history of blood clots or adverse reaction to prior vaccine
REVIEW On 11 December 2022, radio host Dan Bongino posted a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying law does not extend to children now, but issue is being studied
Canada is "allowing children to seek out medically assisted death.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photos of war makeup in Ukraine are from combat medical training in 2016
Images of a woman having bloody makeup applied show "fake combatant photos” in Ukraine.
Logically→ U.S. Defense Medical Epidemiology Database shows a dramatic increase in medical diagnoses following the vaccine in 2021.
Scientific studies show that vaccines do not cause an increase in health issues. The DMED data cited to support the claim is inaccurate.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, an Ontario medical regulatory group didn’t say vaccine-hesitant patients may be mentally ill
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario suggested “that ‘unvaccinated’ people are mentally ill and in need of psychiatric medication.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctors ARE Taught About Vaccines In Medical School
Do medical schools neglect to teach future doctors about vaccines, how they're made and their potential dangers? No, that's not true: Vaccine education is a typical part of the training in schools of medicine. Representatives of multiple
Health Feedback→ Neither medical treatments nor errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
REVIEW In September 2022, a Facebook user posted a video, which appeared to have originated from TikTok, featuring an interview with naturopath Peter Glidden. In that video, Glidden claimed that “The third leading cause of death, as published in t
Logically→ Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a health clinic in Tennessee that provides transgender care, is “mutilating” minors.
The conservative activist Matt Walsh made numerous misleading and false statements about transgender health and VMUC.
Health Feedback→ The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an “international medical crisis” is baseless
REVIEW On 1 September 2022, a team of researchers at the MRC Center for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at the Imperial College London, published a study in The Lancet where they estimated that the COVID-19 vaccines prevented 19.8 million deaths
Health Feedback→ No clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful
REVIEW Cannabis has been proposed as an alternative therapy for various diseases, notably as a treatment for cancer. Such claims often go viral on social media, like this meme posted on the Facebook page Drug Possession Laws on 4 September 2022. The
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II Under Medical Care Amid Health Fears
“Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” the palace said in a statement that sparked deep concern.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 6-Month-Old Today MAY Receive More Shots This Year Than A 40-Year-Old Has Had In Their Life, Due To Medical Advances
Will a 6-month-old baby get more shots this year than a 40-year-old has already had in their lifetime? It depends on the person choosing their vaccinations. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Child and Adolescent
Snopes→ Medical Expert: Flawed Research Can Harm Your Health
A new study provides tips for spotting medical research that is deeply flawed or fake and should not be trusted.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No medical evidence that root canals cause cancer
Suggests root canals are linked to breast cancer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Parasite’ Was NOT Removed From Woman’s Scalp By A ‘Doctor’ — Medical Skit From Parody Page
Did a doctor take over eight minutes to gingerly remove a "parasite" from a woman's scalp? No, that's not true: This video is the creation of sword swallower and content creator Juliette Electrique, who works with Las Vegas entertainment
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Kleefisch off the mark with claim linking worker shortage and medical assistance enrollments
"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Logically→ A video from 2015 discusses the ability of an mRNA medical procedure to change the genetics of the subject and its offspring permanently.
The video shows a discussion on genome-editing technique rather than an mRNA procedure. mRNA isn't even mentioned once in the entire video.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Guarantee ‘Medical Grade Water’ Will Get Through A TSA Checkpoint
Is it always "possible to get through TSA with your water, as long as it's living electrically reduced water" or "medical grade water"? Not necessarily: A spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Lead Stories
Snopes→ Medical Examiner: Jayland Walker Was Shot Dozens of Times
Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man who died at the hands of police in Akron, Ohio, was shot dozens of times, with 26 bullets recovered from his body, according to a preliminary autopsy report.