Tag: medical fact check

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  Health

  Fact Check: All deadly poisons can be treated immediately on call, is a fake post

  Urvashi Kapoor June 25, 2019

  A post is doing rounds on social media with a claim that any type of poison from snake poison to celphos poison can be cured on call immediately Vishvas News investigated and found that the claim...

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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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  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...

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  Fact Check: Post claiming Uni-Sto medicine can cure stones in 4 hours is fake

  Urvashi Kapoor June 6, 2019

  A Facebook post is getting viral in which a screenshot of an image of medicine is shared along with a description As per the claim the medicine shown in the image ‘Uni Sto’ can remove stones in...