Tag: health fact check

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  Health

  Fact Check: Boy infected with HIV from tainted pineapple is a fake news

  Urvashi Kapoor June 21, 2019

  A post is doing rounds on social media claiming that a child contracted AIDS by eating a pineapple that a vendor had bled upon The post further claims that a boy in Barbados fell sick 15 days after...

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  Health

  Fact Check: Post claiming Cadbury products contaminated with HIV positive blood is fake

  Urvashi Kapoor June 19, 2019

  A post is getting viral on social media featuring a photo of a man with his hands tied and identified as a worker from Cadbury As per the viral claim the man shown in the post is a worker from...

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  Fact Check Video: Is there a “magical cure” for cancer? Don’t fall for the hype | Medical Fact Check

  Urvashi Kapoor June 19, 2019

  The Internet abounds with claims of ‘magical’ cure for cancer Some of these include drinking hot coconut water blowing up a balloon or drinking tea made from papaya leaves Such misinformation about...