Clinical Fact Checker (former)
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The website said that a third of homeworkers don’t have their own workspace. But this was based on research looking at office workers in general. Read
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A viral Facebook video claims looking at the sun directly is not harmful to the eyes if done at sunrise or sunset. This isn’t true. Read
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A video on social media claims that avoiding refined sugar and eating an ‘alkaline’ diet will have an anti-cancer effect. This isn’t supported by the evidence. Read
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An Instagram video claims that raw unpasteurised milk cures lactose intolerance. But raw milk still contains lactose and there’s no evidence it will prevent the digestive issues this causes. Read
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A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them. Read
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The Mayor of London’s new book recounts a health scare in 2021 which may have been a heart attack. Some reports mistakenly called this a cardiac arrest, which is a different condition. Read
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A social media post claims that sunglasses prevent melanin production, increasing the risk of sunburn. This is an incorrect description of the process of tanning. Read
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A social media post claims that most sunscreens contain benzene, a chemical linked to cancer. It isn’t used as an ingredient, and the data on contamination doesn’t support these claims. Read
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Posts on social media are attributing a false quote to Chelsea Clinton. She did not say that children in the USA should be forcibly vaccinated. Read
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The World Health Organisation recently announced that Covid is no longer a global health emergency. But contrary to some reports, it says the pandemic is still ongoing. Read
