REVIEW Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that helps prevent tooth decay. It does so by strengthening tooth enamel and making teeth more resistant to acid attacks from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth, which can lead to dental caries (
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mixture Of Dates, Walnuts, Almonds, Raisins Soaked In Water And Ground NOT Proven To Kill Intestinal Worms
Does a paste of dates, walnuts, almonds and raisins steeped in water have scientifically proven deworming properties? No, that's not true: A board-certified medical doctor specializing in infectious diseases and internal medicine told Lea
PolitiFact→ Patrick Burke – Do the Great Lakes account for over 20% of the world’s freshwater?
The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water With Fluoride Does NOT Cause Neurological Damage In Babies
Does water with fluoride cause neurological damage in babies? No, that's not true: Fluoridation is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics with no age restrictions. The Centers sta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water Is NOT Most Powerful Blood Thinner — It’s NOT A ‘Blood Thinner’ At All
Is water the most powerful blood thinner? No, that's not true: While staying hydrated is important for overall health and can help maintain proper blood viscosity, water does not have the same effect as medications specifically designed t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sodium Bicarbonate In Bottled Water Does NOT Cause ‘Severe Side Effects’
Does sodium bicarbonate in bottled water pose significant health risks? No, that's not true: This element is commonly known as baking soda, which is chemically salt. The Food and Drug Administration considers sodium bicarbonate safe to be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Does NOT Have Federal Ban On Collecting Rainwater
Does the federal government prohibit collecting rainwater nationwide? No, that's not true: There is no such ban. The Energy Department highlights the benefits of collecting rainwater for non-drinking purposes and shares a detailed guide e
FactCheck.org→ CDC, Experts Say Fluoridated Water Is Safe, Contrary to RFK Jr.’s Warnings
The mineral fluoride, at the right dose, has been shown to reduce the risk of tooth decay. Based on studies demonstrating this in children drinking naturally fluoride-containing water, individual cities in the U.S. began to add fluoride
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jennifer Lopez Did NOT Promote A ‘Rice Hack’ On An Episode Of Dr. Oz — She Said ‘Lots Of Water’
Did Jennifer Lopez appear on TV with Dr. Oz to promote a weight-loss "Rice Hack"? No, that's not true: A promotion on Facebook contains old video footage of Lopez which has an altered audio track, putting words in the singer's mouth and t
Logically→ Video of Gujarat scuba diver with saffron flag shared as underwater stunt by Indian Navy
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Starbucks’ watermelon mug was part of its UK summer collection, not a show of support for Palestinians
While fighting continues in the third month of the Israel-Hamas war, some on social media are falsely claiming that Starbucks is selling the watermelon mug to mitigate damage caused by a boycott of the company over the conflict.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iowa Caucus Voters Throwing Random Scraps Into Paper Bag — Ballots Are Watermarked, Preprinted
Do social media reactions to video showing Republicans putting ballots in a brown paper bag during the Iowa Caucus correctly assume an absence of election integrity measures at the caucus? No, that is not true: Kelley Koch, the Republican
The Dispatch→ Are the Levels of the COVID Virus in Our Wastewater ‘Alarming’?
Claims to that effect appear to rely on actual CDC data, but are misleading.
PolitiFact→ Breitbart – Very high COVID-19 viral levels found in wastewater, not in U.S. ‘water supply’
“Nationwide data reveals surging levels of newest COVID strain in water supply.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Detect ‘Alarming Viral Levels’ Of COVID-19 In US Water Supply — It Was In Wastewater
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detect "alarming viral levels" of COVID-19 in the U.S. water supply? No, that's not true: The CDC told Lead Stories that there's no evidence to suggest that people can get the virus throu
Logically→ Underwater video from Indonesia wrongly linked to recent Japan earthquake
AllSides→ CNN Data Reporter Pours Cold Water On Dems Latest Anti-Trump Hope
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/19/harry-enten-donald-trump-immigrant-rhetoric-working-joe-biden/ CNN
Truth or Fiction?→ Fact Checking: Palestinian Rainwater Collection Restrictions
In the fraught dynamics of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the issue of water rights emerges as an unlikely but critical point of contention. The struggle is real, palpable, and woven into the everyday lives of people in ways more tangible than lines
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Onion Peel Water Does NOT Cure Or Alleviate UTIs, Prostatitis Or Other Infections
Does onion peel water cure or alleviate urinary tract infections, prostatitis or other infections? No, that's not true: A medical expert told Lead Stories there is no scientific evidence that a tea made from the outer skins of onions does
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Trump Endorsed A Nearly $300 Water Filter In November 2023
Did former President Donald Trump advertise a water filter on Facebook? No, that's not true: Outside of the post making such a claim, Lead Stories did not find any evidence confirming that. A video with a Trump-sounding narration likely u
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video does not show the Nile River filled with red water. It’s footage of a lagoon in Chile
CLAIM: A video shows that the Nile River recently turned red, portending catastrophes. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video does not show the Nile River.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israel Bombing Palestinian Water Tank — It’s Footage Of Fuel Tank Bombing In Sudan
Does a video show Israel bombing a Palestinian water tank, injuring civilians? No, that's not true: The video was not taken in Palestinian territory and does not show a water tank being attacked. Rather, it shows the bombing of a fuel tan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Egyptians Delivering Food And Water To Gaza Since The Start Of October 2023 Conflict
Did Egyptians deliver humanitarian aid of food and water carried on their backs from Egypt to Gaza? No, that's not true: The video in the post making that claim predates the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict and therefore could not depict a huma
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Judge in Trump’s fraud trial was drinking water, not alcohol, as viral videos claim
CLAIM: Video clips show the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s fraud case in New York drinking from a bottle of alcohol during court sessions.
Logically→ Cauvery water dispute: 2016 video shared to claim Tamilian lorry driver attacked in Karnataka
Logically→ Digitally edited video falsely claims GMO crops ‘swim’ in saltwater
Full Fact→ UK tap water among safest in the world
A social media post with over 100,000 shares claims tap water is “the most underrated cause of disease”—but tap water in the UK is strictly regulated to keep it safe.
Logically→ No, scientific studies don’t support ‘hot pineapple water cure’ for cancer
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old video of Clearwater Beach mischaracterized online
Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Idalia Making Landfall On ‘Clearwater Beach Florida’
Does a video accurately display Hurricane Idalia's landfall on a beach where many people are present in Clearwater, Florida? No, that's not true: This video clip shows a brief waterspout that occurred in June 2023 -- not a hurricane that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Watermelon Cracks Are NOT Caused By Plant Growth Regulator And Do NOT Cause Cancer, Other Health Issues
Should cracked watermelon not be eaten because the cracks may be from the plant growth regulator forchlorfenuron, which causes cancer and neurological complications? No, that's not true: The cracks in the flesh of watermelon are caused by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 78,000 People Are NOT Under The Water In Great Britain — Old Video Clips Are Misrepresented
Are 78,000 people "under the water" right now in Great Britain? No, that's not true: This video is a compilation of flood and storm video clips from years past, and in some cases from other places such as Canada and South Africa. These ar
Logically→ Waterspout’s video captured in June shared as recent footage of Hurricane Idalia
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A clip of a waterspout at a Florida beach is being misrepresented as Hurricane Idalia
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows professor talking about water equity, not adding COVID-19 vaccines to water supply
Speaker at World Economic Forum conference proposed adding COVID-19 vaccines to water supply.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show ‘Great Britain now’ with people underwater. Clips are misrepresented
Video shows the state of “Great Britain now,” with “78,000 people under the water.”
Logically→ Academician’s comments misconstrued to falsely claim WEF will use water for vaccination
AllSides→ Fact check throws cold water on global ‘boiling’ claims
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/fact-check-throws-cold-water-on-global-boiling-claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seedless Watermelons Are NOT ‘GMO’ Or Unsafe To Eat
Are seedless watermelons genetically modified organism (GMO) products, and are they poisonous? No, that's not true: A representative of Walmart, one of many stores that sell seedless watermelons, told Lead Stories that these claims are fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Does NOT Face A Chornobyl-Style Disaster From Water Shortage As Of July 2023
by: Evgenia Prodaeva Can "a nuclear explosion like in Chornobyl," the world's worst nuclear accident, now occur at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the June 6, 2023, explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka dam emptied most o