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16471 | "Children who witness domestic violence are ""twice as likely to commit it themselves." | "Klobuchar, arguing that the NFL has a responsibility to hold its ""role models"" accountable to a ""different culture,"" said that kids who witness domestic violence in their households are ""twice as likely to commit it themselves."" There are legitimate, peer-reviewed studies that bear Klobuchar’s claim out. But ove... | true | National, Criminal Justice, Crime, Women, Amy Klobuchar, | "The release of a video showing NFL running back Ray Rice striking his now-wife in an Atlantic City, N.J., casino elevator revived conversations about domestic violence on the Sunday shows. On the Sept. 14, 2014, edition of CNN’s State of the Union, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., shared an anecdote from her time as a pro... |
5977 | George Michael died of natural causes, British coroner says. | George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver, a British coroner said Tuesday. | true | AP Top News, International News, Entertainment, Music, George Michael, Health, Europe | Darren Salter, senior coroner for the county of Oxfordshire in southern England, said a post-mortem has found that the singer died of “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.” Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the left ventricle of the heart becomes stretched and weakened, limiting the hea... |
26787 | Facebook post Says the CEO of Camping World told Trump supporters “Frankly, don’t shop at my business.” | A California jury on Wednesday awarded $29 million to a woman who said that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talcum-powder-based products caused her cancer. | false | Facebook Fact-checks, Facebook posts, | The verdict, in California Superior Court in Oakland, marks the latest defeat for the healthcare conglomerate facing more than 13,000 talc-related lawsuits nationwide. J&J said it would appeal, citing “serious procedural and evidentiary errors” in the course of the trial, saying lawyers for the woman had fundamentally ... |
5081 | Vehicle search prompted by marijuana smell ruled illegal. | An eastern Pennsylvania judge has ruled that state police troopers who said they smelled marijuana in a car weren’t allowed to search it once they were shown a passenger’s medical marijuana card. | true | Medical marijuana, Pennsylvania, Allentown, General News, Marijuana, Crime | A Lehigh County judge tossed out evidence cited in support of drug and firearms counts stemming from the Nov. 7 search in Allentown, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported . “The smell of marijuana is no longer per se indicative of a crime,” Judge Maria Dantos wrote in her opinion filed earlier this month. Authorities s... |
8111 | Austria bets on mass testing to manage coronavirus spread. | Austria will massively expand coronavirus testing in coming days to locate and isolate infected people and avoid an Italian-like overload of its health system, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday. | true | Health News | The Alpine republic with a population of 8.8 million has tested around 28,400 people so far with nearly 4,900 cases and 28 deaths confirmed. It was one of the first European countries to put severe restrictions on movement and close shops and schools in response to the developments in neighboring Italy and a strong inc... |
7204 | Democrats unveil new policies before gubernatorial primary. | Democrats vying for Michigan governor head into the final two months of their primary fight with a number of new policy initiatives in hand, including a single-payer system of universal health care, a college scholarship program and a plan to offset child care costs so women can work. | true | Universal health care, Scholarships, Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, Elections, Child care | The first Democrat-only televised debate is Wednesday, a natural forum for the three candidates to tout their agendas to a broader audience after several weeks of unveiling fresh items. Gretchen Whitmer, Shri Thanedar and Abdul El-Sayed agree on many issues, like raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, spending much m... |
7250 | Jerry Lewis, Hollywood survivor, showman, dies at 91. | Jerry Lewis epitomized what it meant to be a survivor in Hollywood. | true | Muscular dystrophy, Los Angeles, Health, Entertainment, Movies, Jerry Lewis, North America, AP Top News, Celebrities, Hollywood, Dean Martin | Through ups and downs in popularity, health troubles and weight fluctuations and the sorts of seismic shifts that take place over decades in the entertainment industry, Lewis always figured out a way to battle back, to reinvent himself, to stay relevant. It’s what enduring stars know how to do instinctively; perhaps it... |
7300 | Opponents of Georgia abortion ban promise court challenge. | Opponents of a Georgia law banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected vow to take their fight from the state Capitol to the courthouse. | true | U.S. News, Georgia, Supreme courts, Planned Parenthood, Health, Abortion, U.S. Supreme Court, Courts, Womens health, U.S. News, Laws | Signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, the measure is one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws and would effectively ban the procedure around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Staci Fox, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast, said at a news conference tha... |
2376 | Japan's tsunami survivors suffer in silence three years after disaster. | Hatsuko Ishikawa never got a final look at her 36-year-old son, a firefighter, before he was swept away by the tsunami that devastated Japan’s northeast coast three years ago. | true | Environment | Ishikawa only heard his voice, bellowing from his fire engine as he sped towards the sea to try to evacuate people before the wave struck. As the truck raced past, Ishikawa heard her son call out to her grandson, telling the boy to evacuate to higher ground. Then he was gone. She is haunted by what happened and torment... |
13952 | As Bernie Sanders said, Hillary Clinton ‘voted for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions, millions of jobs.’ | "Trump said, ""As Bernie Sanders said, Hillary Clinton ‘for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions, millions of jobs.’ "" He accurately recasted Sanders’ words, but that doesn’t make the attack any more correct. Out of the 10 trade deals Clinton could have voted on, she voted... | mixture | National, Jobs, Trade, Donald Trump, | "Donald Trump made a grab for blue collar Democrats by citing the anti-trade, anti-Hillary Clinton rhetoric of Clinton’s Democratic rival Bernie Sanders. For his latest attack, he borrowed Sanders’ own words. ""As Bernie Sanders said, Hillary Clinton ‘voted for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers ... |
7590 | NBA players’ union hires director of mental health. | The National Basketball Players Association has hired its first director of mental health and wellness. | true | Toronto, NBA basketball, DeMar DeRozan, Anxiety, Mental health, Health, Kevin Love, Basketball, National Basketball Players Association | Dr. William D. Parham will oversee the union’s new program designed to help members with mental health issues. The program will be headquartered in Los Angeles. NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts says the union has “heard our players’ stories and are making mental health a priority now.” Earlier this season, NBA s... |
8034 | China readies stimulus measures as local virus cases dwindle. | China plans stronger steps to revive an economy hit by coronavirus, as the nation on Saturday reported no new locally transmitted infections for the previous day. | true | Health News | The ruling Communist Party’s Politburo said on Friday it would step up macroeconomic policy adjustments and pursue more proactive fiscal policy, state media reported. With the world’s second-biggest economy expected to shrink for the first time in four decades this quarter, China is set to unleash hundreds of billions ... |
33852 | Dihydrogen monoxide is a dangerous chemical that should be banned. | The dihydrogen monoxide hoax shows that even the most innocuous of substances can be made to sound like a dangerous threat to human life. | false | Science, april fool's day | On April Fool’s Day in 2013, a pair of Florida disc jockeys got themselves into a bit of hot water with station management for prankishly warning their listeners that “dihydrogen monoxide” — another name for that life-giving substance we identify as H2O, or more commonly, “water” — was coming out of local residents’ ta... |
4072 | Texas records 1st death linked to e-cigarette use. | Health officials in Texas say the state has recorded its first death associated with vaping-related lung illnesses. | true | Health, General News, Lung disease, Vaping, Texas | The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed Wednesday that an older woman in north Texas died last week from a lung disease associated with using electronic cigarettes. The agency says the state has also identified 95 confirmed or probable cases of lung illnesses linked to vaping. The agency says those illn... |
15117 | When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012. | "Cruz said that ""when (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012."" Cruz missed two other four-year periods that fit the criteria. In addition, his implication -- that Democrat... | false | National, Economy, History, Jobs, Ted Cruz, | "Newly installed CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert tangled, politely, with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on his Sept. 21 show regarding the legacy of President Ronald Reagan. Colbert asked Cruz, who’s running for the Republican presidential nomination, whether he could agree with Reagan’s support of ""amnesty"" for undocum... |
35479 | A saltwater solution will force insect pests out of infested strawberries. | What's true: The agricultural industry tests for an invasive insect known as spotted wing drosophila using a solution of water and salt or sugar to force bugs out of potentially infested fruit. What's false: Experts note that while this method is used by agriculturalists to test for the flying pests, there is no conclu... | mixture | Critter Country | Several now-viral videos posted to Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok in May 2020 showed small insects crawling along the outside of strawberries after the fruit had been soaked in a saltwater solution. Collectively, the videos received hundreds of thousands of views and sparked many questions about the methodology. Social ... |
10496 | Advances in treatments for enlarged prostates | While this story provides a lot of potentially interesting information about means for managing problems associated with benign prostate hyperplasia, it falls short of best journalistic practice on a number of counts. It engages in disease mongering with the underlying thought that all enlarged prostates seemingly need... | false | There was no mentioned of costs – and that’s a big issue. The costs of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors ($3/pill) and PD5-inhibitors (> $10/pill) are rather high compared to alpha blocker such as terazosin and doxazosin ($0.5 to 1.5). Avodart and Tamsulosin are not more effective than finasteride (now a generic) and terazo... | |
16807 | "Newt Gingrich Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s ""had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out"" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision." | "Gingrich said Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s ""had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out"" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. We found that Sen. Moynihan did produce a health care bill, as part of widespread refor... | false | Abortion, Congress, Corporations, Health Care, Religion, Sexuality, Supreme Court, PunditFact, Newt Gingrich, | "Republicans have been getting a lot of mileage out of the recent Supreme Court decision that brought a blow to the Affordable Care Act -- with the court citing a law enacted by Bill Clinton as part of its rationale. In Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby, the court said the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows certain co... |
36654 | "Bovine tuberculosis"" has appeared in a herd of cattle in Michigan." | ‘Bovine Tuberculosis’ Appearing in Michigan? | true | Fact Checks, Viral Content | In October 2018, a warning appeared and made its way around the usual internet circles to warn against eating meat from deer afflicted with “bovine tuberculosis.” The warning was accompanied by a rather unappetizing photograph of a lesion-studded hunk of meat that showed what people should avoid:Since 1995, Michigan ha... |
38992 | A Germanwings airbus crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people was an act of terror because Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had converted to a radical form of Islam before the crash. | Germanwings Pilot Had Converted to Islam-Investigation Pending! | unproven | Religious, Space / Aviation | There has been a lot of speculation about why Germanwings co-pilot Andrea Lubitz intentionally flew an airplane into a mountain, but there’s no clear answer yet. The Germanwings airbus crashed into the French Alps on March 24, 2015. Two days later, Germanwings said in a statement that the crash “appeared” to be a deli... |
6586 | Indianapolis 500 officials to offer measles vaccine at race. | Some fans attending Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 can get measles vaccines at the track’s infield medical center. | true | Indianapolis, IndyCar, Health, Measles, North America, Indianapolis 500, Indiana, Public health | IndyCar medical director Geoffrey Billows said Thursday a “very limited supply” of vaccines will be available at the medical building near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum. He says most insurance companies will cover the cost. Billows encourages concerned fans to get vaccinated before coming to a race expected to... |
26134 | “Infection rates in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties have consistently been among the lowest in the state.” | A look at the data from the end of March to mid-May confirms that the per capita infection rate in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties was typically in the bottom one-third of counties in the state. By contrast, the other two counties in western New York, Erie and Niagara, were consistently in the top half of... | true | Public Health, New York, Coronavirus, George Borrello, | "As New York state began implementing a regional approach to reopening after coronavirus-related shutdowns, a lawmaker from western New York complained that many of his constituents faced a longer wait to reopen because they were geographically linked to more hard-hit counties. State Sen. George Borrello, who made the ... |
41092 | US patents 7897744 and 8506968 are for SARS. | The first number is the US patent number for the SARS virus. The patent application was made by the CDC, but after the outbreak in 2002. The second number is a patent for a SARS vaccine which has now expired. | true | online | US-Patent 8835624 is for the H1N1 virus. The patent with this number was for a strand of DNA that binds to the H1N1 virus, not the virus itself. US patent number 20120251502 is for Ebola. This application number was for a strain of the Ebola virus but the application has now been abandoned. The virus was not created by... |
7419 | Groups sow doubt about COVID vaccine before one even exists. | A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially eroding confidence in what could be humanity’s best chance to defeat the virus. | true | Bill Gates, Anthony Fauci, AP Top News, Immunizations, Understanding the Outbreak, Health, General News, AP Fact Check, Latin America, Africa, Asia Pacific, Infectious diseases, Virus Outbreak, Europe, U.S. News | In recent weeks, vaccine opponents have made several unsubstantiated claims, including allegations that vaccine trials will be dangerously rushed or that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, is blocking cures to enrich vaccine makers. They’ve also falsely claimed that Microsoft founder Bill G... |
9950 | Heart drug riddle solved: Beta blockers’ ability to combat chronic failure linked to genetics | From the research done as part of the Human Genome Project over the past 10 years, patients, physicians and policymakers will increasingly see scientific studies exploring the relationship between genes, diseases and drugs. This particular article refers to a study of an experimental beta blocker drug called bucindolol... | false | There was no mention of cost. The article reports that “patients with two copies of the arginine variant lived an average 38 percent longer than patients with the glycine variant. Patients with glycine variant didn’t respond to the beta blocker.” Did they live longer whether or not they received bucindolol or not? It i... | |
30557 | Delta Air Lines gives members of Planned Parenthood discounted rates on air travel. | Regardless of Delta Air Lines’ relationships with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, or anyone else, these groups have little to do with the senator’s original claim, which is that Delta Air Lines provided discounts to Planned Parenthood members. Our examination of this rumor resulted... | false | Politics, delta air lines, Delta Airlines, georgia | Calls to boycott the National Rifle Association intensified in the days following a school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left seventeen people dead on 14 February 2018. In response, a number of companies responded by ending partnership programs that provided discounts to NRA members: Shortly after Delta announced... |
7898 | Europe grapples with 'socio-economic tsunami' of coronavirus crisis. | Italy’s prime minister on Tuesday declared coronavirus was causing a “socio-economic tsunami” as European leaders agreed to seal off external borders, but many countries thwarted solidarity by imposing frontier curbs of their own. | true | Health News | “The enemy is the virus and now we have to do our utmost to protect our people and to protect our economies,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after the second videoconference in a week of the European Union’s 27 leaders. “We are ready to do everything that is required. We will not hesitate to ta... |
17269 | "John Morgan Says Cathy Jordan was ""arrested"" and dragged out of her home by ""a SWAT team of hooligans"" for using medical marijuana." | John Morgan says 'a SWAT team of hooligans' arrested medical marijuana activist Cathy Jordan | false | Drugs, Health Care, Crime, Florida, Marijuana, John Morgan, | "Outspoken Orlando attorney John Morgan doesn’t mince words when it comes to his support of Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment. He does tend to paint his cause in broad strokes, however. During a University of Tampa debate on medicinal use of the drug on Feb. 24, Morgan argued that it’s misguided to enforce... |
12943 | "Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them ""milk"" or ""cheese"" or ""yogurt"" is ""against the law." | "Baldwin claimed that imitation dairy products made from plants often differ nutritionally from the real thing, and labeling them ""milk"" or ""cheese"" or ""yogurt"" is ""against the law."" The nutrition point is accurate, and the legal point is partially so. " | true | Agriculture, Food, Government Regulation, Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin, | "Hostilities between the dairy industry and its competitors are flaring anew as alternatives to cow’s milk take up more space in the dairy case. That means the politicians can’t be far behind. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, spoke up Jan. 12, 2017 in a news release lauding herself as somebody who ""stand... |
12135 | Hurricane Irma could be a Category 6 by the time it hits East Coast. | Hurricane Irma can't be a Category 6 storm | false | Environment, Fake news, Science, Weather, PunditFact, Bloggers, | "A hurricane with winds in excess of 180 miles per hour is scary enough. But some corners of the Internet are stirring additional panic -- and attracting additional clicks -- by referring to an extreme hurricane category that doesn’t even exist. The web post appeared as Hurricane Irma was powering through the Caribbean... |
18371 | A 0.05 standard for drunken driving means having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk. | The Tavern League of Wisconsin said a proposal to make 0.05 the standard for drunken driving would mean that having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk. The statement is accurate, in that it’s possible an individual could reach 0.05 after one drink. But it needs additional information, namely that the s... | true | Alcohol, Criminal Justice, Crime, Public Safety, Transportation, Wisconsin, Tavern League of Wisconsin, | "On May 14, 2013, a federal agency recommended reducing the threshold for evidence of drunken driving from a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 to 0.05. That means having a glass of wine at dinner might make a person drunk, a spokesman for the Tavern League of Wisconsin told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the same day... |
5239 | Delaware doc accused of trading drugs for sex loses license. | Delaware has permanently revoked the license of a doctor accused of prescribing opioids in exchange for sexual favors from a female patient undergoing treatment for long-term drug addiction. | true | Health, Drug addiction, Delaware, U.S. News, Addiction treatment | The News Journal of Wilmington reports the state Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline this week revoked the license of Nihar B. Gala, who oversaw the pain management and addiction treatment center Alpha Care Medical. State prosecutors say Gala took the woman off Suboxone and prescribed her large amounts of Oxycodo... |
40077 | A prayer request for a 4-year old girl who has been diagnosed with “non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, stage 4.” The email says her father works for a temp service, the mom works part time at a family-owned business, and that they do not have insurance. | Pray for 4-year old Madison who is cancer | true | Pleas, Prayers | TruthOrFiction.com contacted Madison’s great-aunt, Jan Kuhn, who confirmed that this story was true. Madison is Madison Lehman. Her parents are Keith and Ty Lehman. They live near Mansfield, Ohio. She said Madison has been diagnosed with Berkets non-Hodgkin lymphoma, stage 4 and that she had... |
8973 | Association of radiation therapy plus lumpectomy in reduced risk of dying in women with DCIS | This news release summarizes an association study comparing 140,000 women with a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who received three different treatments. The study utilized the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program database to evaluate outcomes. DCIS is a no... | mixture | DCIS,The JAMA Network | The release does not include any cost information. The summary gives an absolute risk reduction percentage of 0.27% for patients who received radiation compared to those who did not. It also includes the number needed to treat (370) to save one patient. This is good detail, but we would also have liked more context on ... |
23925 | "Mexican government officials ""hand out brochures showing individuals how they can avoid our Border Patrol, how they can get into our country." | Smith says Mexico hands out brochures showing migrants how to avoid Border Patrol, enter U.S. | false | Immigration, Texas, Lamar Smith, | "U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith told Fox News on May 20 that the United States needs Mexico's help in stopping their citizens from entering the United States illegally but that ""we get just the opposite. """"They hand out brochures showing individuals how they can avoid our Border Patrol, how they can get into our country,"" S... |
23373 | "Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card ""with $400 a month on it"" and ""$250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food." | Palumbo says R.I. gives undocumented pregnant women free health insurance and hundreds of dollars for food and other expenses | false | Immigration, Rhode Island, Health Care, Poverty, Peter Palumbo, | "On the hot-button issue of immigration, there are few figures as outspoken about Rhode Island's policies as state Rep. Peter Palumbo, a Democrat from Cranston. Two years ago, Palumbo released a set of figures he compiled estimating what undocumented immigrants cost the state each year, how many murders they commit and... |
5776 | Nursing residency program to tackle rural health care needs. | One of the state’s largest health care providers is partnering with the University of New Mexico’s nursing college to expand access to health care in rural communities by creating a new residency program. | true | Access to health care, Albuquerque, New Mexico | The program will be paid for by a $3.2 million grant awarded to Presbyterian Healthcare Services by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. The program will focus on providing care in medically underserved areas. The clinics that will be part of the residency are in Capitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Ruidoso... |
17404 | Dana Milbank Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama. | Milbank said O’Reilly said 40 percent of the words during his interview with the president. That was a little high. By our count, 35 percent would be more accurate. O’Reilly spoke decidedly more than Tapper did in his time with Obama. | true | Pundits, PunditFact, Dana Milbank, | "At least among Fox News viewers, nothing boosts audience like taking President Barack Obama to task. The day after Fox News host Bill O’Reilly had an interview with Obama, O’Reilly picked up an additional 1 million viewers for his show The O’Reilly Factor. The president sat down with O’Reilly right before the Super Bo... |
2798 | Pfizer lung cancer drug fails in two large studies. | Pfizer Inc on Monday said one of its experimental drugs had failed to meet its goals in two late-stage studies among patients who had received prior treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of the disease. | true | Health News | Although Pfizer continues to test the drug, called dacomitinib, in another Phase III study, hopes for its success have now largely faded, according to ISI Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum. “We believe consensus expectations (for the drug) will be close to zero given today’s readout” of unsuccessful trial results, Schoene... |
9765 | Prenatal testing can detect cancer in pregnant mothers | This CBS story is about the detection of maternal cancers during analysis of DNA blood tests designed to identify chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. Understandably, the story focuses on the story of a mother who feels her unborn fetus may have “saved her life” because of the unexpected cancer finding. It packs a s... | false | prenatal testing | In such a short piece, discussions of cost are almost always missing, but they were missing as well in the competing WSJ article. The CBS story says that the study “looked” at eight women. But this is an incomplete description. The study involved 125,426 samples from which abnormal results (typically indicating a chrom... |
4642 | Man who inspired ice bucket challenge is back in hospital. | The man who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig’s disease research is back in the hospital and is keeping his sense of humor. | true | Health, Lou Gehrigs disease, North America, Lifestyle, Massachusetts | A Facebook post from the family of 32-year-old Pete Frates said he is resting comfortably at Massachusetts General Hospital and that “doctors, medicine, prayers and love continue to help him get stronger.” After some news outlets erroneously reported Monday that he had died, Frates responded by posting a 45-second vide... |
11431 | Fat Hormone May Trick the Body to Help It Keep Extra Pounds Off | This piece reported that use of twice daily injections of a synthesized version of the hormone leptin helped maintain weight loss in a small group of individuals who lost 10% of their body weight in the preceding 5-10 weeks by following a very low-calorie diet. There was no comparison group of people who did not receiv... | false | No mention of possible costs for leptin; no mention of costs of other methods of weight maintenance. The story presented as a benefit that leptin increased number of calories used during low level activity. But it fails to mention that at higher levels of energy expenditure, this effect was not observed. No mention of ... | |
91 | Procter & Gamble, rivals take refills into beauty aisle. | Under pressure to reduce environmental waste from single-use containers, major consumer companies including Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N), Unilever Plc (ULVR.L) and The Body Shop are rolling out more products in refillable form. | true | Environment | P&G, with roughly $68 billion in annual revenue, said it has invested millions in creating and testing refills for detergents over the years and is now trying to push in to mainstream beauty and body care refills – which are virtually unheard of. It recently began offering some Olay face-cream jars with refill pouches... |
10863 | Retinal implant trial helps blind people see shapes | There was too much gee whiz and not enough hard analysis of the evidence in this piece about a journal article showing that a new eye implant has improved the vision of three people, at least temporarily. While the piece was well written and did a good job explaining the mechanics of the device, there were dozens of un... | false | Reuters Health | The story makes no mention of costs. Instead by saying, “could be on the market and available for thousands of patients in about five years’ time” it leaves readers with the impression that cost is not an issue. This is exactly the kind of device that an insurance company might put on its “ineligible” list. A quick rev... |
26607 | “Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.” | Russian President Vladimir Putin has implemented some policies to cancel large gatherings and keep people at home during the coronavirus pandemic. But we could not find any evidence that he has threatened jail time for people who don’t comply. The claim about a Putin policy to jail those who don’t stay at home appears ... | false | Foreign Policy, Public Health, Coronavirus, Instagram posts, | "As many Americans grapple with the new reality of sheltering in place, social media posts have pointed to a purportedly stark choice in Russia. A March 23 Instagram post said, ""Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years."" I love that A post shared by Val (@itsv... |
24575 | There's no rationing in any of these bills. | There's rationing in health care now, and there still would be under reform bill | false | National, Health Care, This Week - ABC News, Howard Dean, | "It is perhaps the most polarizing word in the health care debate: rationing. Countless conservative opponents of the Democrat-backed health care reform plans have used the word. Their argument goes like this: You get government more involved in running health care, you set a goal of reducing costs, and it will inevita... |
3759 | Montana vape shop turns to home kits to dodge flavored ban. | A Montana vape store chain has announced plans to offer customers do-it-yourself vaping kits to combat the state’s new temporary ban on the sale of flavored vaping products. | true | Health, General News, Business, Montana, Vaping, Steve Bullock | Montana Public Radio reported Thursday that Freedom Vapes stores in the cities of Bozeman and Hamilton and the town of Belgrade are offering the workaround to help maintain business. The kits allow customers to purchase vaping components separately so they can make their own products, officials said. The option was ann... |
35339 | "A photograph shows a genuine crop circle resembling a logo for Microsoft Windows and the ""crown"" shape associated with coronaviruses." | U.S. health officials said on Thursday two more deaths occurred since last week from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total toll to 54. | false | Fauxtography, COVID-19 | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also reported 97 more hospitalized cases from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories, as of Dec. 17. The number of people hospitalized now stands at 2,506. The deaths have been confirmed in 27 states and the District of Columbia, and the CDC sa... |
1373 | UK doctor jailed for 15 years over unnecessary breast surgery. | A British breast surgeon who carried out unnecessary operations on 10 patients for personal gain was sentenced to 15 years in prison, a court heard on Wednesday. | true | Health News | In his private practice, Ian Paterson lied to exaggerate risks that patients would develop breast cancer, performing needless surgery and in some cases mastectomies for which patients paid, judge Jeremy Baker said. “The physical, and particularly, psychological effect upon each of them, has been profound,” the judge to... |
29437 | "Minecraft has a newly-discovered ""sex mod"" of which parents should be aware and exercise caution (or restrict the game from their children entirely)." | "What's true: Minecraft can be modified by individual players, some of whom have created risqué ""sex mods."" What's false: Minecraft has no official ""sex mods,"" the process of installing mods is complex, and it's unlikely a user will encounter risqué content in the course of playing the game without having delibera... | false | Politics, minecraft, minecraft sex mods, scary mommy | On 21 October 2016 a parenting blog published an editorial penned by a guilt-ridden mother about her purported discovery of “sex mods” for the massively popular Minecraft sandbox video game: Take a minute to Google “Minecraft + sex mod.” I’ll wait … not only did my brain explode, but my heart did as well. Unfortunatel... |
10926 | Coffee may cut risk for some cancers | "What basics are wrong? The on-air and online stories still used terms like ""benefit"" and ""lowers risk"" – sometimes with the qualifier ""may cut risk"" which still doesn’t cover up the inaccuracy of using causal language to explain results that can’t prove cause-and-effect. Some of the online comments on the CNN we... | true | "Not applicable – the cost of coffee is not in question. The online and on-air stories still used inappropriate causal language – as the WebMD story did – in describing the results of a study that can’t establish cause-and-effect. The online story said ""may cut risk"" and ""may lower the risk."" Adding the qualifying... | |
5205 | Study raises fresh dementia concerns from playing pro soccer. | A study of former professional soccer players in Scotland finds that they were less likely to die of common causes such as heart disease and cancer compared with the general population but more likely to die from dementia. The results raise fresh concerns about head-related risks from playing the sport — at least for m... | true | Heart disease, Soccer, England, Health, Scotland, General News, Sports - Europe, Dementia | Researchers from the University of Glasgow reported the results in the New England Journal of Medicine on Monday. They compared the causes of death of 7,676 Scottish men who played soccer with 23,000 similar men from the general population born between 1900 and 1976. Over a median of 18 years of study, 1,180 players an... |
19609 | "Claims Joe Biden said ""coal is more dangerous than terrorists." | Mitt Romney says Joe Biden once claimed coal was more dangerous than terrorists | false | Environment, Ohio, Economy, Energy, Jobs, Mitt Romney, | "Ohio looms large in this year's presidential race, but Mitt Romney staged an Aug. 14 campaign rally in one of its smallest and poorest places, the village of Beallsville. Its population is about 400, the median household income is about $23,000, or roughly half the state average. It once gained fame for having the hig... |
28626 | Eating Takis brand corn chips causes ulcers and cancer in children. | What's true: Excessive consumption of spicy snack foods (such as Takis brand corn chips) can lead to stomach pains and gastritis in children. What's false: Evidence that moderate consumption of such snacks by children carries a significant risk of ulcers or cancer is lacking. | mixture | Food, cheetos, takis | Takis are a brand of corn tortilla chips vended by Mexico-based Barcel and known for its spicy hotness: Takis Snacks by Barcel are tortilla snacks that resemble rolled tacos; this crunchy snack is coated with salsa and seasoned with lemon powder. They come in four flavors with varying heat intensities: Fuego (Hot Chil... |
8802 | Unilever says new milkshake helps control appetite. | A new weight loss drink that tastes like a milkshake significantly reduces appetite and could soon join Unilever’s $400 million Slim-Fast weight-loss brand, the company’s researchers said on Wednesday. | true | Health News | A study showed that the drink, which works by trapping gas in foods to make people feel full, worked even better than the company’s Slim-Fast weight-loss drink, they said. The researchers, who presented their findings at the 2008 European Congress on Obesity, said the company has patented the technology. “The techn... |
30558 | Hollywood film producer and alleged sexual predator Harvey Weinstein shot and killed himself in a Scottsdale, Arizona, hotel room. | It wasn’t the first time that a fabricated report of a celebrity death appeared on ABCNewGo.com. The site reported that ailing British comedian Ken Dodd had died in January 2018, prompting an angry denial from his publicist. | false | Junk News, abcnewgo, celebrity death hoaxes, fake news | In late February 2018, a “developing story” saying that Hollywood producer and accused sexual assaulter Harvey Weinstein had committed suicide appeared on faux ABC News web site abcnewgo.com: Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein shot and killed himself, officials said — just months after spending time in Arizona ... |
29515 | Donald Trump improperly received $150,000 in federal aid earmarked for small businesses damaged by the 9/11 attacks, despite the fact his business was neither small nor damaged in the attacks. | What's true: A business owned or operated by Donald Trump was entitled to $150,000 in federal aid to businesses affected by the 9/11 attacks. What's false: The grant money wasn't specifically earmarked for small businesses, nor was it improperly accessed by Trump. Trump's businesses did not lie or mislead federal agenc... | false | Politics, 9/11, donald trump | In late May 2016 a number of web sites published articles reporting that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump had improperly received $150,000 in federal aid earmarked for small businesses affected by the September 11 attacks for a property he owned or maintained at 40 Wall Street in New York. Many ... |
9452 | Hate UTIs? One Simple Step Can Cut the Risk | Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are a common problem among women, and this story looks at a possible preventative technique: drinking more water. A study conducted in Bulgaria tracked women over a year, half of whom significantly increased the amount of water they drank. The story was strong on many points, providin... | mixture | hydration,urinary tract infection | Although tap water generally costs very little, the sponsors of this research have helped turn bottled water into a multi-billion dollar industry. We’ll rate the criterion Not Applicable, but some comment on the costs of bottled water wouldn’t have been inappropriate. The story addressed the scope of the benefits in th... |
21341 | "EMILY's List Says Tommy Thompson ""pushed such strict laws that abortion providers faced potential life imprisonment and women were forced to cross state lines in order to receive attention for life-threatening issues." | EMILY's List says GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Tommy Thompson pushed law that exposed partial-birth abortion providers to life in prison | mixture | Abortion, Wisconsin, EMILY's List, | "EMILY’s List, one of the 100 largest overall donors to federal elections over the past two decades, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, has set its sights on the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin. The group -- whose acronym stands for ""Early Money Is Like Yeast"" -- has raised $8.39 million ... |
27633 | A viral video shows a man punching a kangaroo in the face to save his dog. | In this case, though, all parties — dog, man, and kangaroo — emerged from the confrontation relatively unscathed. | true | Critter Country, kangaroo, man punches kangaroo, viral video | In December 2016, a video went viral, purportedly showing a man punching a kangaroo in order to save a dog: Matthew Amor, who organized the trip in support of a friend who was battling an incurable disease, detailed the events that led to his friend punching a kangaroo to News.com.au: Mr Amor said it was totally out o... |
9022 | Minimally invasive treatment reduces knee pain and disability from osteoarthritis | This release outlines interim results from a small clinical trial proposing a new treatment — geniculate artery embolization (GAE) — to reduce the pain in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The study was presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s annual meeting. The main concerns with this repo... | false | osteoarthritis,Society of Interventional Radiology | This release doesn’t mention anything about the cost of this new procedure although interventional radiography procedures are normally complex and expensive. The release is remiss in not pointing out that GAE is likely to be more costly than other standard treatments for knee OA such as corticosteroid injections, exerc... |
29121 | The character 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' was created by a father to bring comfort to his daughter as her mother was dying of cancer. | What's true: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created by a man whose wife was dying of cancer. What's false: The story of Rudolph was not created to bring comfort to a girl as her mother lay dying of cancer. | mixture | Holidays, christmas, glurge | To most of us, the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, immortalized in song and a popular holiday television special, has always been an essential part of our Christmas folklore. But Rudolph is in fact a mid-twentieth century invention whose creation can be traced to a specific time and person — often describe... |
26673 | Drinking “water a lot and gargling with warm water & salt or vinegar eliminates” the coronavirus. | Neither drinking a lot of water, nor gargling with warm water and salt or vinegar, has been identified as working against the coronavirus. There is no remedy yet to prevent or treat the disease. | false | Public Health, Facebook Fact-checks, Coronavirus, Viral image, | "One myth making the rounds on social media is that if coronavirus gets in your mouth, you should drink lots of water to get it into your stomach, where acids will kill it. Health officials and media outlets debunked that one. Now comes a supposed remedy that’s a bit more complex: Drinking lots of water and gargling. T... |
18582 | Very few men outlive their own fertility. | "Cooper argued before the Supreme Court that ""very few men outlive their own fertility."" Experts we consulted generally agree that men — or at least some men — may still father children well into their advanced years. But whether that’s most men or a minority isn’t yet supported by research. Meanwhile, emerging studi... | mixture | National, Children, Families, Gays and Lesbians, Human Rights, Legal Issues, Marriage, Science, Sexuality, Supreme Court, Charles Cooper, | "Kids are at the center of marriage, argue supporters of California’s same-sex marriage ban. But infertile opposite-sex couples can get married, opponents point out — so why not same-sex pairs? Men stay fertile till their deathbeds, said an attorney arguing against rights for same-sex couples. Confused? Consider the ac... |
27138 | Sitting inside a running, snowed-in car can result in carbon monoxide poisoning. | In the wake of these deaths, WABC visited the Maplewood Fire Department in New Jersey to conduct an informal experiment showing just how quickly the passenger compartment of a car buried in snow could fill up with carbon monoxide gas. It took only 1 minute and 24 seconds for levels to spike to dangerous levels inside t... | true | Automobiles, Highway Hazards | Many motorists are aware of dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning resulting of running a car engine inside an enclosed space such as a garage with a lowered door. But with extremely cold weather afoot in many parts of the U.S., a Reddit user on 12 February 2019 sought to warn about another danger: sitting inside a snowe... |
20167 | "National Republican Congressional Committee Says that Rep. Betty Sutton ""would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families." | NRCC says Betty Sutton supported rioting at Occupy Wall Street event | false | Ohio, Economy, Jobs, Poverty, Wealth, National Republican Congressional Committee, | "Republicans moved quickly to politicize what federal agents have described as a failed bomb plot cooked up by anarchists connected to the Occupy Cleveland organization. The group, an offshoot of last fall’s anti-Wall Street demonstrations in New York, is not under investigation, officials stressed May 1, 2012, when a... |
13122 | Report: 3 million votes in presidential election cast by illegal aliens. | "Reports claim 3 million ""illegal aliens"" cast votes in this year's election. The articles point back to tweets from Gregg Phillips, who has worked for the Republican Party and has a voter fraud reporting app. But Phillips will not provide any evidence to support his claim, which happens to be undermined by publicly ... | false | Immigration, Elections, PunditFact, Bloggers, | "Were there 3 million illegal votes from undocumented immigrants in this year’s presidential election? Well, that’s what some websites are saying. ""Report: 3 million votes in presidential election cast by illegal aliens,"" reads a headline on InfoWars, a conspiracy website ran by Alex Jones. The article has been share... |
2793 | Florida's top court puts medical marijuana initiative on November ballot. | Florida voters will decide in November whether to legalize medical marijuana after the state Supreme Court on Monday approved an initiative to put the measure on the ballot. | true | Health News | Florida’s Republican Party leadership had opposed the wording of the ballot measure, saying it was too vague and misleading and that it would allow almost anyone to obtain marijuana for the slightest medical complaint. A bitterly divided state Supreme Court voted 4-3 on Monday to allow the medical marijuana initiative ... |
22977 | "Said they reached a ""power-sharing agreement"" with Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle" | "Georgia Senate leaders claim ""power sharing"" with lieutenant governor" | false | Georgia, Elections, Republican state senators, | "There was a time when the future looked very bright for Republican Casey Cagle, Georgia's lieutenant governor. He was young and riding the rising tide of a Republican takeover of what had once been a state dominated by Democrats. The governor's office seemed well within his reach. All he had to do was put a couple of ... |
35765 | U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., supports the ability to carry out abortions up until the time a woman gives birth. | What's true: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif, has maintained that the timing of carrying out an abortion should be left up to a woman. Harris was a co-sponsor of the 2019 Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which prohibits state laws banning post-viability abortions that do not make exceptions if a woman’s health an... | mixture | Politics, 2020 election | Debates surrounding abortion frequently resurface around presidential election season, and 2020 was no different. U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif, has been touted as a pro-abortion-rights advocate based on her record of supporting legislation focused on increasing abortion access across the U.S. Conservative media lik... |
7335 | Burundi defies COVID-19 for election ending a bloody rule. | Burundi is pushing ahead with an election on Wednesday that will end the president’s divisive and bloody 15-year rule. | true | Pierre Nkurunziza, Health, General News, Elections, East Africa, Africa, International News, Pandemics, Uganda, Burundi, Virus Outbreak | When President Pierre Nkurunziza hands over power, it could be the first truly peaceful transfer of authority in the East African nation since independence in 1962. But the coronavirus poses a threat to the May 20 vote. Burundi has kicked out World Health Organization workers after concerns were raised. The WHO Africa ... |
10648 | Study casts doubt on duct tape wart cure | "Beyond the polished floors of medical clinics, the unassuming roll of duct tape enjoys a gritty reputation for mastering countless tribulations of daily life, from rotted radiator hoses and sprung suitcases to broken barbecues and split rake handles. Is it possible that duct tape could also cure one of medicine’s intr... | true | The article doesn’t comment on costs. Though most readers will know that if duct tape were effective it would cost only pennies, few are likely to know the cost of the various medical therapies – from over-the-counter ointments to lasers and injections. The article notes that the researchers looked at a single outcome—... | |
11255 | Generic Drug Could Save Many Trauma Patients | While it earns credit for presenting the benefits in absolute terms and for including the number-needed-treat to save a life, this was the only story of the three that failed to include an independent perspective on the results. A good effort considering the space limitations, but a few more caveats would have been app... | true | "TXA costs $10 per treatment, according to the story. Although this cost is characterized as low, the story could have noted that the price may be prohibitively expensive in many poor countries. The story focuses on mortality difference between the TXA and placebo groups and presents the results in absolute terms. It h... | |
10533 | Intensive Vegetable-Fruit Diet Shows No Effect on Breast Cancer Return | "This was a brief story (only 242 words) that accurately described the main findings of an important randomized trial. Specifically, this story discussed a newly published study showing no evidence that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is related to a decreased risk of breast cancer recurrence. These findings are i... | true | "There was no discussion of the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables compared to the typical American diet of largely processed/fast foods. But it’s safe to assume most readers know the costs from their regular grocery shopping. The story provided information that the two groups did not differ in terms of rates for breas... | |
11567 | Swedish mammography study sows more confusion about screening for breast cancer | This story about a study of mammography in Swedish women in their 40s puts the findings in the context of other recent reports and highlights the critiques of independent experts, thus helping readers to see that this is just one more piece of the puzzle. By including the number of women that needed to be screened in o... | true | "The story only said once that ""the costs are high"" referring to screening and the risks of false positives and invasive procedures associated with them. We look for a bit more detail than that. But because it was the only story we reviewed that even mentioned costs, and becasue it reported that even this study indic... | |
31904 | "H.R. 4919, passed on 8 December 2016, allows the microchipping of ""mentally disabled"" citizens such as patients with autism and Alzheimer's disease." | "What's true: H.R. 4919 would, among other things, have authorized federal grants to local agencies to fund the voluntary use of tracking devices to locate and safeguard patients with dementia or developmental disabilities (such as autism). What's false: The legislation did not pass and did not provide for ""microchipp... | false | Politics Conspiracy Theories, alzheimer's, autism, microchips | On 8 December 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 4919 (also known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law), a bill reauthorizing the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program — a program that, until it expired in 2013, provided federal grants to locally based agencies and organizations for the pu... |
8752 | Gene mutation underlies some mad cow disease: study. | A rare genetic mutation may underlie some cases of mad cow disease in cattle and its discovery may help shed light on where the epidemic started, U.S. researchers reported on Friday. | true | Science News | Homebred beef cattle are seen at a local cattle market in Hongseong, about 170 km (106 miles) south of Seoul July 29, 2008. A rare genetic mutation may underlie some cases of mad cow disease in cattle and its discovery may help shed light on where the epidemic started, U.S. researchers reported on Friday. REUTERS/Lee J... |
5153 | US urges transparency in Ebola-like death in Tanzania. | Tanzanian authorities must show transparency in the case of a patient who recently died after suffering Ebola-like symptoms, the U.S. health and human services secretary said Monday. | true | Alex Azar, Health, General News, East Africa, Africa, International News, Tanzania, Uganda, Ebola virus | Alex Azar, speaking in Uganda, told reporters that he and others are “very concerned” and urged Tanzania’s government to share laboratory results regarding the case. The Ebola outbreak in neighboring Congo has become the second-deadliest in history, with confirmed cases now exceeding 3,000. Azar said efforts were under... |
5094 | Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to dazzle away flies. | Zebra stripes are dazzling — particularly to flies. | true | Horses, AP Top News, University of California, International News, Oddities, Africa, Insects, California, Science, Bristol, Davis, Europe | That’s the conclusion of scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of California at Davis who dressed horses in black-and-white striped coats to help determine why zebras have stripes. The researchers found that fewer horseflies landed on the cloaked horses than on the ones without striped coats, sug... |
9689 | Cancer treatment offers MS patients hope after 'remarkable' trial results | An international clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for a common form of multiple sclerosis may be nearing completion, and several media outlets in the UK jumped on encouraging testimonials from some of the patient participants. The BBC and The Guardian both issued stories on the same day reflecting much the same ... | false | Multiple sclerosis,stem,stem cell therapy,stem cells | Low in the story, one patient is identified as having spent £30,000 (approximately $42,500) on the treatment. We’ll give credit for this nod in the direction of cost, but it would be hard for a reader to generalize from that. It isn’t clear whether this is covered by insurance or not. It also isn’t clear whether the pr... |
9546 | Testing cholesterol in toddlers, even younger? Study says it could help | This is a story looking at a study that found familial hypercholesterolemia was more common than previously thought. This condition is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and heart attacks in adults under 40. As a result, researchers are proposing that more kids get screened, and possibly start treatment... | true | cholesterol,statins | This was a strong point for the story, which did provide some information on cost. “The study did not address whether screening is cost-effective. In the U.S., cholesterol tests cost around $80 and usually are covered by health insurance, though much lower prices often are negotiated. The study authors in England estim... |
5455 | Harvard’s ‘Outbreak Week’ marks centennial of flu pandemic. | Harvard University will be honoring the centennial of the 1918 influenza pandemic with a series of events on disease outbreak. | true | Health, Anthony Fauci, Flu, Harvard University, Epidemics, Infectious diseases, Pandemics, Ron Klain, Disease outbreaks, Barack Obama | The school’s Global Health Institute is hosting “Outbreak Week” starting Monday, featuring public lectures and discussions with prominent scholars and scientists. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is scheduled to give a keynote address Friday. Other speakers include R... |
10672 | Experimental Drug Helps Fight Aggressive Breast Cancer: Report | This article reports on a study and accompanying editorial published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The piece details the results of a Phase 2 trial for the experimental cancer drug Iniparib which was developed to treat triple-negative breast cancer. There were appropriate caveats in the body of the story – “w... | true | Cancer,HealthDay | There was no discussion of the potential cost of the drug. Since the story briefly discusses “a similar drug” it could have at least given the cost of that drug. As it is, cost is unaddressed – a huge vacuum. The benefits are quantified. Women who received Iniparib plus chemotherapy lived an average of 12.3 months whil... |
7582 | State adds anxiety to qualifying conditions for medical pot. | The Pennsylvania Health Department is adding anxiety disorders and Tourette’s syndrome to the list of conditions that can qualify people to obtain legal medical marijuana. | true | Anxiety, Medical marijuana, Health, Marijuana, Pennsylvania | The heath secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, announced Thursday she’ll be adding them as of July 20. Levine says her decision was based on the recommendation of the state’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board and her own review of medical research literature. She says medical marijuana shouldn’t be the first treatments for tho... |
35225 | Dr. Vladimir Zelenko's 669 COVID-19 patients that were treated with a combination of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc have seen zero hospitalizations, complications, or deaths. | Since last Thursday, my team has treated approximately 350 patients in Kiryas Joel and another 150 patients in other areas of New York with the above regimen. Of this group and the information provided to me by affiliated medical teams, we have had ZERO deaths, ZERO hospitalizations, and ZERO intubations. In addition, ... | unproven | Medical, COVID-19 | On March 29, 2020, Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, tweeted about a treatment from family practitioner Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, who has claimed to have treated 669 COVID-19 coronavirus patients with a cocktail of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc: A more detailed explainer of ... |
27680 | Hanan al-Hroub, whose husband was jailed for providing chemicals used in making bombs that killed Israelis, was invited to speak at a Clinton Global Initiative dinner. | Hanan al-Hroub was one of several dozen people invited to speak during the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting; she was not singled out to be “honored” or “feted” by that event. | true | Politics, breitbart, clinton foundation, clinton global initiative | Hanan al-Hroub, a Palestinian teacher scheduled to speak at a Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting dinner event on 20 September 2016, drew criticism from Republicans because her husband, Omar al-Hroub, is a Palestinian official who served 10 years in an Israeli prison for supplying chemicals used in a deadly bombin... |
9137 | Bitter taste receptors may hold the key to managing preterm labor | This news release reports on a study examining substances that will stop preterm births by stopping uterine contractions. The researchers looked at strips of uterine tissue from both humans and mice, initiated contractions in the tissue using chemicals known to bring on labor, and then tested a bitter substance on the ... | false | bitter taste receptors,Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB),preterm labor | There is no discussion of the cost of this treatment. If it’s not too early to send a news release touting a potential new treatment — even one that is in the earliest stages of development — it’s not too early to address cost. Chloroquine, the unnamed substance in the release, when used to treat malaria costs about $4... |
34341 | Bay leaves contain a compound that decreases anxiety when burned. | Teasing apart this kind of effect from from any more specific biochemical method is challenging, and none of the research on linalool or lavender oil is adequate to address the possibility that bay leaf smoke could have a marked effect on anxiety. As such, we rank the claim that bay leaf combustion serves to reduce anx... | unproven | Medical, anxiety, bay leaf, laurels | One of the more popular topics on web sites that advocate for “natural” cures is the cornucopia of purported benefits ascribed in some way to leaves from the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis). Blender spokesperson and gravity skeptic David “Avocado” Wolfe, who runs a pseudoscientific alternative health and supplement empire,... |
5743 | Couple seeks to stop release of more vaccine data. | A Connecticut couple is seeking to stop the state Department of Public Health from publicly releasing additional information about immunization rates at private and public schools. | true | Immunizations, Health, General News, Connecticut, Public health | Brian and Kristen Festa, of Woodstock, have filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary injunction. The parents of an unvaccinated son say they’ve suffered “mental and emotional distress due to the vitriolic and hateful statements from the public” since the agency released immunization data on May 3. The couple’s 7-year-old... |
11083 | Growth hormone reduces risk of osteoporosis fractures in older women | This release focuses on a study that reports long-term benefits in regard to bone density and reduced risk of bone fractures for women with osteoporosis who take growth hormone. However, the release does not make sufficiently clear that this was a small-scale study nor does it mention any risks or side effects associat... | false | Association/Society news release,Women's health | The release does not mention cost at all, possibly because the study was conducted in Sweden, which has a taxpayer-funded public health system. However, in the U.S., growth hormone treatments can cost hundreds of dollars per month — and it’s not clear if that would be covered by insurance for treating osteoporosis. Thi... |
27216 | In 1994, a 17-year-old Eagle Scout built a nuclear reactor in his mother’s backyard, an act that ultimately necessitated a Superfund cleanup. | Hahn’s story first came to public light in the 1998 Harper’s profile written by Ken Silverstein. Silverstein later expanded that piece into the book The Radioactive Boy Scout which was in turn optioned for a feature film in 2016. “I’m proud of my son and I’m very sad that he’s gone,” Kenneth Hahn told Ars Technica in M... | true | Science, nuclear energy | On 10 May 1991, a 14-year-old Boy Scout named David Hahn earned an Atomic Energy merit badge, the first (and likely only) person in the history of Troop 371 in Clinton Township, Michigan, to receive a badge in that discipline: David was awarded his Atomic Energy merit badge on May 10, 1991, five months shy of his fifte... |
21155 | "Adam Putnam Says the giant African land snail ""carries human meningitis." | Ag chief Adam Putnam says Florida's giant snail 'carries human meningitis' | mixture | Agriculture, Animals, Public Health, Florida, Adam Putnam, | "Florida is now home to a slime-oozing plant-chowing snail the size of a teacup Chihuahua, and Adam Putnam wants to make sure that's temporary. The giant African land snail can grow up to 8 inches, live nearly a decade, devour indiscriminately, lay 500 eggs at a time and snack on stucco for the calcium to build its shi... |
30163 | "Donald Trump once said ""I never understood why people like dogs. Dogs are disgusting." | The claim that he “hates dogs” appears to be based on shaky logic (he doesn’t own one and he insults people by comparing them to dogs) and relatively scant evidence (his ex-wife said he was “not a dog fan,” but she also said that he had no objection to sharing a bed with one). It is also contradicted by photographic ev... | false | Politics, dogs, donald trump | In September 2018, a quotation emerged online which appeared to offer support for the widely-held perception that President Donald Trump doesn’t even like man’s best friend: dogs. A Facebook user posted a meme to that effect on 10 September 2018, quoting Trump as having said “I never understood why people like dogs. Do... |
13984 | The LGBT community is more often the victims of hate crimes than any other recognized group. | "Lynch said, ""The LGBT community is more often the victims of hate crimes than any other recognized group."" It’s worth noting that there may be widespread underreporting of hate crime incidents in general. However, the best available research shows that the LGBT community is victimized at a higher rate than other min... | true | Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Florida, Loretta Lynch, | "The Orlando shooting massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub that led to the deaths of 49 victims has led to more national attention about hate crimes targeting the gay community. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke about the attack hours later on Fox News Sunday. ""I think we have to keep our eye on a larger pictur... |
24314 | Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections. | Why Alito shook his head: Obama exaggerates impact of Supreme Court ruling on foreign companies | false | National, Corporations, Corrections and Updates, Supreme Court, Barack Obama, | "Editor's note, Dec. 27, 2018: In a recent column, former Democratic official and Washington Post columnist Ron Klain criticized this 2010 fact-check as having been ""wrongly"" decided. We published a response as to why we stand by the factcheck; read it here. On Jan. 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ... |
6278 | Chairs removed from Mott’s Flint campus after bedbugs found. | Mott Community College officials say bedbug-infested chairs have been removed from a student lounge on the Flint campus. | true | Health, General News, Flint, Public health | The college says the chairs were removed for treatment to kill the insects after they were found Thursday on the chairs in the Mott Memorial Building’s student lounge. MLive.com reports that the bedbug find on the Flint campus follows the discovery of bedbugs earlier this month in a high school classroom in the Carman-... |
39599 | The story of an 11-year-old girl who has had menstrual bleeding since she was 8 and has also started lactating. The eRumor says it is because she’s been drinking milk injected with rBST, a hormone given to cows to increase their milk production. The eRumor focuses on Wal-Mart Great Value... | Young girl with serious health problems from Wal-Mart milk | unproven | Animals, Food / Drink, Health / Medical, Household, Medical | There is controversy over rBST, which stands for recombinant bovine somatotropin. It is an artificial growth hormone used in cows. We’ve not found the family of Marissa, the 11-year old girl referenced in the eRumor. If she is real her family’s suspicions are worthy of consideration but do n... |
33315 | The FDA recently discovered that the Arizona Beverage Company uses human urine in many of their products. | A disclaimer at the bottom of the web site’s pages states that Huzlers is “the most notorious urban satirical entertainment website with the most shocking headlines and articles.” | false | Media Matters, arizona tea, huzlers | On 19 April 2015, the Huzlers web site published an article reporting that the Arizona Beverage Company was using human urine in many of their AriZona Tea products: Upon being unexpectedly inspected a few days ago, FDA inspectors visited five of AriZona’s biggest factories in the United States and what they discovered ... |
9135 | Vegetarian diets almost twice as effective in reducing body weight, study finds | This news release prepared for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine describes a randomized controlled trial involving 74 people with type 2 diabetes that studied the effects of a vegetarian diet on weight loss. The release describes the weight loss effects of the vegetarian diet in comparison to a conventi... | false | Taylor & Francis Group,vegetarian diet,weight loss | There may be cost implications in maintaining a balanced vegan or vegetarian diet. This is especially true for people whose conventional meat-based diet currently includes a lot of processed foods and they find they need to shop for expensive veggie burgers and soy-based meals at the Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s to roun... |
4560 | Bangladesh grapples with country’s worst dengue outbreak. | Bangladesh is facing its worst-ever dengue fever outbreak as hospitals are flooded with patients, putting a severe strain on the country’s already overwhelmed medical system. | true | Dhaka, Dengue fever, Bangladesh, International News, General News, Health, Asia Pacific | The mosquito-borne viral infection has spread across the country, with 61 out of 64 districts reporting dengue cases by late Tuesday. The government has confirmed 15,369 dengue cases since Jan. 1. Of those, 9,683 patients were diagnosed between July 1 and July 30. As of Tuesday, about 4,400 patients, including many chi... |
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