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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.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Colloidal silver can cause serious side effects, according to medical experts
Colloidal silver is “harmless” unless you’re allergic to it.
Health Feedback→ Abortion can be medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
REVIEW In a video published by the organization Live Action, which opposes abortion, neonatologist Kendra Kolb claimed that abortion is never medically necessary. One of the reasons she cited is that the treatment of life-threatening conditions like
FactCheck.org→ Abortion Is Sometimes Medically Necessary, Contrary to Facebook Posts
SciCheck Digest There are life-threatening complications in which abortion is medically necessary, and social media posts claiming otherwise are incorrect, physicians said. “In some situations, abortion is the only medical intervention that can p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT True That Abortions Are Never Medically Necessary To Save Mother’s Life
Is abortion never medically necessary to save the life of the mother? No, that's not true: Two board-certified OB-GYNs said there are multiple reasons why abortion could be medically necessary to save the life of the mother. Some of these
Poynter→ How treatment of ectopic pregnancy fits into post-Roe medical care
As laws restricting abortion snap into place across at least 18 states after the June 24 Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, people have taken to social media to question […] The post How treatment of ectopic pregnancy fits into pos
Snopes→ Some Medical Debt is Being Removed from US Credit Reports
The three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medical debt on the reports that banks, potential landlords and others use to judge creditworthiness.
PolitiFact→ How treatment of ectopic pregnancy fits into post-Roe medical care
Ectopic pregnancies happen when a fertilized egg attaches outside the uterus. These pregnancies are not viable and must be terminated, but doctors don’t call it an abortion. They aren’t included in abortion bans, but medical experts say unclear law
Health Feedback→ The claim that medical doctors are more likely to kill than firearms isn’t supported by evidence
REVIEW Recurrent mass shootings in the U.S., such as the Uvalde school shooting in June 2022, once again drew the attention of both the American and international media on the issue of firearm-related deaths. Unsurprisingly, posts and commentaries o
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Swirls With Unsupported Claims About Cause of Justin and Hailey Bieber’s Medical Conditions
SciCheck Digest Pop star Justin Bieber announced he has Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a form of facial paralysis caused by a reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox. Social media posts have claimed his condition was caused by COVID-19 vaccination, but
Logically→ A video shows a shooting inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2022.
The video making rounds on social media was filmed in 2019 and is unrelated to the recent shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns
Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
Health Feedback→ Sperm washing to help HIV-discordant couples conceive biological children safely was reported in the 90s; not “huge medical breakthrough” in 2022
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Medical experts discourage parents substituting goat’s milk for formula
Goat’s milk is a good substitute for baby formula.
Truth or Fiction?→ Becky Lynn Paige ‘Parents Divorce Due to Medical Debt’ Tweet
On May 12 2022, an Imgur account shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by a woman who said that her parents had divorced after 52 years — so that her mother would not inherit her father’s medical debt after his death: On a patterned ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Doctor’ Title Is NOT Nickname — Mehmet Oz Is Licensed Medical Doctor
Is the "Doctor" of Dr. Oz a branded nickname with no meaning, like the name of the soft drink Dr Pepper? No, that's not true: Before Dr. Oz became a household name as a regular guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and then in 2009, as the ho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obamacare And Medical Coding Are NOT Part Of A Global System Of Human Trafficking
Are Obamacare and medical coding part of a coordinated global system of human and child trafficking? No, that's not true: Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2
Snopes→ Medical Myth: Chewing Gum Stops Onion Tears
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Credit Bureaus to Strip 70% of Unpaid Medical Debt’
On March 18 2022, a “big if true” CNBC headline suggesting that credit bureaus were planning to remove medical debts from consumer credit reports made the rounds on social media: US Credit Bureaus to strip 70% of unpaid medical d
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Joe Biden is not holding a medical device in photo tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics
Joe Biden was holding a medical device in a photo he tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Medical Professor Did NOT Warn Natural Immunity Has Made Vaccine Mandates ‘Irrelevant’ In Lancet Letter
Did The Lancet publish a medical professor's warning that natural immunity has made vaccine mandates irrelevant? No, that's not true: The professor cited never uses the word "irrelevant" in his letter to the British medical journal but he
Health Feedback→ Alleged spikes in medical conditions among the military after COVID-19 vaccine rollout are based on faulty data resulting from a glitch in the database
REVIEW As of 15 February 2022, more than 4.8 billion people—almost 62% of the global population— have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Safety monitoring data clearly show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their ris
Logically→ England dropped its COVID-19 measures after the GSK CEO was arrested for medical genocide.
COVID-19 measures were lifted after infection rates plateaued. No legal warrant has been issued against the CEO of GSK Emma Walmsley.
Snopes→ 100%: Chief Medical Officer Says All US Olympians Vaccinated
All of the 200-plus athletes heading to Beijing for the Winter Games next month are fully vaccinated, and not a single one asked for a medical exemption.
Snopes→ Djokovic Given Medical Exemption to Play at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic will get a chance to defend his Australian Open title after receiving a medical exemption to travel to Melbourne.
Snopes→ ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski Moved to Prison Medical Facility
A Bureau of Prison spokesperson declined to disclose any details of Kaczynski's medical condition or the reason for his transfer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 10,000 Medical Experts Did NOT Start Nuremberg 2 Trial Against World Leaders for Crimes Against Humanity
Did a team of 1,000 lawyers and 10,000 medical experts start a second Nuremberg trial against world leaders and public health organizations for pandemic-related crimes against humanity? No, that's not true: Spokespersons for the Centers f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Vernon Coleman Gives NO Medical Proof The COVID-19 Jab Is Murder, Relies On Discredited Research Report
Does Dr. Vernon Coleman share medical proof that the COVID-19 jab is murder? No, that's not true: A headline makes the claim he has medical proof the COVID vaccine is "murder," but Coleman never uses the word murder in his video about the
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Medical diagnosis code for declining vaccines is not new, will not be used to track noncompliance
A new medical diagnosis code has been designated for people who decline vaccines, and it will be used to help determine who will go into "education camps."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The British Medical Journal Did NOT Reveal Disqualifying And Ignored Reports Of Flaws In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Did the British Medical Association's news blog reveal flaws that disqualify the results of a contractor's field testing of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, and were the problems ignored by the Food & Drug Administration and by Pfizer? No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patent Documents Do NOT ‘Expose Medical Devices’ In COVID Vaccines, Including Injectable Tracking And Computing System
Do patent documents "expose" the existence of microscopic computing, tracking and medical devices in the COVID vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer? No, that's not true: The patents described are for the lipids used to send mRNA instructio
Snopes→ Stacey Abrams Group Donates $1.34M to Wipe out Medical Debts
The Fair Fight Political Action Committee has donated $1.34 million from its political action committee to wipe out debt with a face value of $212 million that is owed by 108,000 people.
FactCheck.org→ FEMA Staff and Contracted Medical Workers Are Required to Follow Vaccine Mandate
SciCheck Digest The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying contracted medical workers to understaffed hospitals, where they are required to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. But social media posts falsely claim that “doctors and nu
Logically→ Singapore to donate S$8 million of medical supplies to the ASEAN stockpile.
Singapore Prime Minister Praveen Kumar announced that the donation will be made by the end of November 2021.
Health Feedback→ Prenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
REVIEW Ultrasound (also called ultrasonography) is widely used in medicine for imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to produce internal images of the body. One of its advantages is that it doesn’t use X-rays, meaning that patients aren’t