Is the sticky, gooey mucus produced by the body "the underlying cause" of all human disease? No, that's not true: Mucus plays an important and protective role in the body's immune system, filtering out harmful irritants, allergens and pat
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Health Feedback→ Inhaling hydrogen peroxide to counter pathogens is dangerous
REVIEW Among alternative health trends, hydrogen peroxide is one of the most persistent. Social media users have recommended people pour the disinfectant and stain remover into their ears to get rid of earwax (not recommended by doctors) and drink i
Poynter→ Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into whether Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 booster caused strokes in certain age groups, […] The post Does Pfizer’s COVID-19
The Dispatch→ America’s Primate Problem
Wild macaques wait for food. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)A quiet crisis is worrying the medical industry: not enough monkeys for medical testing.The post America’s Primate Problem appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Borax Is NOT Safe, Effective Treatment For Parasites
Is ingesting Borax a reliable treatment for parasites that can yield "good results"? No, that's not true: Borax, which is often used as a cleaning product, can cause nausea and vomiting if ingested or inhaled. In higher doses, it can caus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Anti-Zelenskyy Graffiti Did NOT Appear In London On January 18, 2023
Did new graffiti negatively portraying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appear in London? No, that's not true: Based on analysis of open-source data, Lead Stories identified the location of the purported drawing as Lindt Home of Ch
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022’
On January 18 2023, an Imgur account submitted screenshots of an article with the headline, “A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022”: Saying the quiet part out loud again The post was titled “Saying th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicken Is NOT ‘Poison’
Is chicken "poison" and not fit for human consumption? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that chicken meat is poisonous. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institutes
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Tested in Clinical Trials, Despite Bogus Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccines were tested in large, randomized controlled trials before the Food and Drug Administration authorized them for emergency use. But a popular YouTube video spins a conspiracy theory that distorts legal codes
Health Feedback→ Misrepresented 2018 clip of Bill Gates trigger inaccurate claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for livestock could transfer to people through diet
REVIEW A video published on Rumble on 10 January 2023 claimed that “Bill Gates Vows To Pump mRNA Into Food Supply To ‘Force-Jab’ the Unvaccinated”. As a thumbnail image, the video showed a photo of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and what se
Health Feedback→ The Pfizer bivalent vaccines are very unlikely to increase the risk of ischemic stroke, contrary to claims on social media
REVIEW Vaccines are always subjected to monitoring, even after authorization or approval. This is to ensure that rare side effects that didn’t appear during clinical trials can be detected. This will allow public health authorities to take appropr
Truth or Fiction?→ Eggs, Chickens, and ‘Windfall Profit Tax’ Tweets
Amid concerns about the lack of availability and rocketing prices of eggs, a popular January 15 2023 post to Reddit’s r/SandersForPresident touched on one of the topics contained in public discussions: We need a windfall profits tax.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘FDA Chief’ Does NOT Call For Immediate End To COVID Vaccines — Millions Are NOT Dropping Dead
Did the chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) call for an immediate end to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The head of the FDA is Dr. Robert M. Califf and he is not mentioned in the article where the claim appears. The s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Post Tweet Vowing To ‘Force-Jab’ The Unvaccinated By Inoculating Livestock
Did Microsoft founder Bill Gates tweet about forcing COVID-19 vaccinations on people by injecting mRNA into their food supply? No, that's not true: A search of Gates' Twitter account reveals the tweet is fake. The claim appeared in an art
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC, FDA Did NOT Find Link Between Pfizer Bivalent COVID Vaccine, Strokes
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) find a link between the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and strokes in the elderly? No, that's not true: The U.S. public health agencies
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Remdesivir Is NOT Killing People
Does remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, cause death? No, that's not true: Remdesivir is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat coronavirus disease. It's prescribed for people who are hospitalized with COVI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Admit COVID-19 Vaccines Are A ‘Depopulation Kill Plan’
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admit that COVID-19 vaccines were created as part of a "depopulation kill plan"? No, that's not true: The CDC has never described COVID vaccine programs as a "depopulation plan." Th
FactCheck.org→ No Surge in Athlete Deaths, Contrary to Widespread Anti-Vaccine Claims
SciCheck Digest Sports medicine experts say there has been no increase in sudden death or cardiac injury among U.S. athletes since the COVID-19 vaccines became available. Yet anti-vaccine campaigners, comparing unreliable numbers to an unrelated st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Risk Of Lung Blood Clots 50% In Elderly
Does a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study prove the Pfizer COVID vaccine increases the risk of lung blood clots in the elderly by 50 percent? No, that's not true: The study does not establish a causal relationship between the v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Consumers Will NOT Get ‘Household Pallets’ From Walmart Warehouses By Answering 3 Questions
Will answering three questions earn Walmart consumers "household pallets" from a warehouse for only $2, after a court ordered the company to sell the purportedly "outdated household pallets"? No, that's not true: A Walmart spokesperson co
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Pastina Discontinued?
In December 2022, social media posts began to appear with the claim that the small, star-shaped pasta known as “pastina” had been discontinued. A humorous December 30 2022 TikTok post titled “When they find out they discontinued past
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illness Caused By ‘Extreme Dairy Consumption’ CANNOT Be Discerned By Looking At Iris
Can illness caused by milk be identified simply by looking at one's iris without medical equipment? No, that's not true: Iridology -- a theory that a person's iris can tell about their medical conditions -- has long been proven unfounded,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hydrogen Peroxide Is NOT Treatment For AIDS, Herpes — Can Cause Serious Harm Or Death If Ingested
Will adding three drops of food-grade hydrogen peroxide to one cup of water help with AIDS and herpes? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence supporting the benefits of hydrogen peroxide for AIDS or herpes infection; one exp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parmesan Cheese Flavor Additive Is NOT Toxic In Small Amounts
Is a Parmesan cheese flavor additive toxic? No, that's not true: Two food science experts told Lead Stories it can be dangerous in large amounts because it contains butyric acid, but the amount of the acid allowed in Parmesan is no cause
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Reports Do NOT Show More Than 16,000 People Have Died Because Of COVID Vaccination
Has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded more than 16,000 people who have died within a few days of taking the COVID-19 vaccine where the deaths were proven to have been caused by the vaccine? No, that's not true:
Truth or Fiction?→ Brazil Insurrection Had Familiar Faces, Themes
A January 8 2023 attempted right-wing coup in Brazil’s capital Brasília followed the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (popularly known as “Lula”) over right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the South American nation’s pres
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Data Do NOT Show Increased Risk Of Serious Adverse Events Of Special Interest In Randomized Trials
Does a reanalysis of Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine data show an increased risk of serious adverse events of special interest? No, that's not true: The authors of this study created their own subset of serious adverse events of
FactCheck.org→ NFL Player Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Triggers Unfounded Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and suffered a cardiac arrest moments after taking a hit to his chest during a tackle. While it’s not yet known why his heart stopped, some experts say his condition is
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did the World Economic Forum Call for Pets to Be Euthanized to Fight Climate Change?
(Stock photo by Getty Images.) Claims are circulating online that the World Economic Forum has called for pet animals to be slaughtered to combat climate change. These claims are false. The claims appear to originate from two media sources: an
Health Feedback→ Ivermectin hasn’t proven effective in COVID-19 patients so far, despite persistent online claims
REVIEW On 25 December 2022, the Epoch Times reposted an article by naturopath Colleen Huber titled “Ivermectin is Safe and Effective: The Evidence”. At the time of this review’s publication, the article had received more than 4,500 interaction
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Ex-FDA ‘Commisioner’ Stephen Hahn Was Arrested By Military
Did the military arrest former FDA "Commisioner" Stephen Hahn? No, there's no evidence to substantiate that: The claim was reported on a website that is well-known for making up stories about public figures. The site posts a disclaimer wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Experts In Study Do NOT Claim Artificial Sweeteners Behind Spike In ‘Sudden Deaths, Heart Attacks’
Does a new study claim that artificial sweeteners are to blame for "soaring rates of heart attacks and sudden deaths the past two years"? No, that's not true: The study does not suggest any such link but instead says "The findings ... sug
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain ‘HIV Protein’ Causing ‘Vaccine AIDS’
Do COVID-19 vaccines contain an "HIV protein" that is causing "vaccine AIDS," resulting in an increase in people "showing up HIV-positive"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to suggest COVID mRNA vaccines currently available in th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hoxsey Method Is NOT Cure For Cancer — It’s Folk Remedy
Did Harry Hoxsey, an ex-convict who had no medical licensing, create an effective method for curing cancer using a family concoction made up of herbs plus diet? No, that's not true: This old claim has been debunked as ineffective and dang
FactCheck.org→ Our Most Popular Articles in 2022
Before we ring in 2023, we look back at the most popular articles that we posted to our website in 2022. For the third consecutive year, COVID-19 tops our list. Nine of the 10 most popular articles were about the pandemic. And most of those were fa
Health Feedback→ The Hoxsey herbal mixture doesn’t cure cancer
REVIEW Although the number of deaths from cancer significantly decreased over the past years owing to treatment and diagnostic advances, cancer still represented the second cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. Unfortunately, the emotional burden of c
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Flu Vaccine Increases Strep A Infections, Contrary to Online Claims
SciCheck Digest Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial infections. There is no evidence the increase is being caused by nasal spray fl
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent FDA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research
SciCheck Digest A vaccine safety surveillance study from the Food and Drug Administration has been misrepresented online. The paper did not establish a link between the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots, as some have claimed — a
Health Feedback→ Study led by FDA researchers didn’t find that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine caused blood clots, contrary to viral claims on social media
REVIEW An article published by the Epoch Times on 17 December 2022 claimed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is “linked to blood clots”. This claim is based on a study led by researc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chick-fil-A Did NOT Just Donate ‘Another $1.8 Million To Anti-LGBTQ Groups’
Did Chick-fil-A just donate "another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups"? No, that's not true: The claim is a copy of a headline first published in 2019. The old story reported the fast food chain donated a combined $1.8 million to the Fel