Clinical Fact Checker (former)
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A social media video listing the “only four main causes of acid reflux” doesn’t actually list the chief causes. Some listed aren’t causes at all. Read
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A social media video features claims about sungazing, including that staring at the sun won’t harm the eyes or cause blindness. This is false. Read
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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. Read
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A video about parasites from the 1990s has resurfaced on social media. But the claims made about worm infection symptoms and blood results aren’t accurate. Read
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The paper has corrected its claim that 2.8 billion people die of obesity each year, with the real figure being in millions. Read
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A video on social media claims pasteurised milk is a cause of lactose intolerance. This isn’t true, and raw unpasteurised milk can make you unwell. Read
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The newspaper mistakenly referred to people having heart attacks when discussing access to public defibrillators. The devices should be used in cardiac arrests only—a different condition. Read
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A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true. Read
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A video from the US is circulating on social media again, claiming that mortality data in the UK shows Covid-19 vaccines to cause a large increase in deaths. This is not what the data shows. Read
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A Facebook video claims erectile dysfunction is only caused by blood flow issues. But sexual issues can have many different causes. Read
