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World Diabetes Day 2023: Cut down…
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Fact-check: Emergency contraceptive pills are safe
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Fact-check: Sweet salads don’t impact masculinity
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Debunking 5 myths on Nipah Virus
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Fact-check: Vitamin C can’t ward off…
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Nipah virus infection: 10 facts
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The curious case of The Liver…
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Hypertension affects one in three adults…
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Fact-check: Dietary choices, physical activity not…
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Fact-check: The link between biodiversity and…
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Fact-check: Irradiated foods are not radioactive
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Menopause: Shining light on vital facts
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Fact-check: Can the use of plastic…
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Fact-check: 5 common myths about conjunctivitis
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Fact-check: Higher water intake doesn’t assure…
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Fact-check: Alkaline water can’t cure liver…
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A good start: YouTube’s long-term vision…
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Fact-check: Debunking 3 myths about veganism
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Kwashiorkor 101: Severe malnutrition common in…
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Online harassment deters doctors from fighting…
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Fact-check: Almond skins do not cause…
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Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook has…
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Fact-check: It’s time to rethink diabetes…
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Combatting health misinformation in the age…
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First Check bags Global Fact Check…
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Movie review: Tully is an honest…
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Fact-check : 5 prevalent myths about…
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Book review : Lady Doctors is…
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Smoking: Myths vs facts
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Menstrual Hygiene: Debunking 5 common myths
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World Hypertension Day 2023: Important facts…
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Debunking 4 myths about menstrual cups,…
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Debunking 5 autism myths
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Fact-check: Hot water + pineapple ≠…
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Fact-check: Vaping not a safe alternative…
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Ivermectin influencer dead, but misinformation persists
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Fact-check: COVID vaccine not the cause…
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First Check inducts four new members
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Bridging the Gap: Making Health Information…
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‘GPs have a crucial role to…
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Perils of misleading health information | International…
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Fact-check: Home-made juices no antidote for…
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World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Debunking 6…
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Fact-check: Soursop not an alternative for…
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World Sleep Day 2023: The importance…
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Fact-check: Sambar cannot prevent, cure colon…
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Fact-check: Juice hacks on Instagram can’t…
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Debunking 5 menstruation myths
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Fact-check: Do pandemics occur every 100…
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Fact-check: Asafoetida poses health risks for…
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The Last of Us: Can fungi…
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Myth-buster: Consuming fish and milk together…
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Fact-check: Fake WHO post on ‘7…
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Fact-check: Smoking increases stress
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Fact-check: Eating pineapple doesn’t cause miscarriage
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Fact-check: Social media filters can be…
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Fact-check: Eating sugar doesn’t cause diabetes
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Fact-check: Boiled Coca-Cola cannot cure fever,…
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The Mercury Project: Call for proposals
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Fact-check: Beauty products, home remedies cannot…
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Book review: Dr Cuterus demystifies sexual…
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Fact-check: Omicron BA.5 not ‘fatal for…
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Think twice before mixing alcohol with…
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Fact-check: Acupressure no remedy for common…
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Health misinformation: Meta preparing post-pandemic policy
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Fact-check: Mud baths not a blanket…
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Fact-check: St. John’s wort not superior…
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Can men get breast cancer?
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Fact-check: Milk + lemon not an…
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Fact-check: Ice is not the cure,…
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Fact-check: Indian politician wrongly claims biryani…
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Fact-check: Examining the myth about regaining…
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Fact-check: Guava leaves cannot cure tumours
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Fact-check: Chiropractic therapy not a magic…
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Fact-check: Liver detoxes are futile
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Fact Check: Should we take up…
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Fact-check: No home remedy to unclog…
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Fact-check: Monkeypox home remedies don’t hold…
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Fact-check: No evidence to back unborn…
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Fact-check: Mother’s milk no substitute for…
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Fact-Check: Ghee and cow milk do…
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International Yoga Day 2022: Busting Yoga…
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Health misinformation: Each one spot one
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Fact-check: Monkeypox is not a skin…
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Fact-check: ‘Natural’ remedies can’t cure asthma
Published on : Jun 1, 2022Debunking four misleading claims about home-based remedies for the major...
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Flaxseed: No cure for thyroid problems
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No, marijuana cannot cure cancer
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Video warning against eating bitter gourd…
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Fact-check: Sunscreens don’t cause cancer
Published on : May 17, 2022Most of the unfounded fears are essentially about the chemical...
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Fact-check: MSG is safe for human…
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Fact-check: ‘Green juice’ cannot cure cancer
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Fact-check: Vaccinated people are not more…
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Don’t ignore period pain
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Fact-checking: Why context matters
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Why I became a fact-checker: A…
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No home remedy to induce menstruation…
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Home remedies for migraine may not…
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National Science Day: Embrace scientific temper,…
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Decoding the ‘COVID-19 lung’
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First Check inducts five new members
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World Cancer Day: Spread facts, not…
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6 COVID-19 myths that refuse to…
Published on : Jan 10, 2022A viral WhatsApp video, circulating in India, peddles old misleading...
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When social media blows up hazards…
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Beware of home remedies for asthma
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What The Fact! – The truth…
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AIDS is not a ‘chemical toxin’…
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No miracle cures for the heart
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Bottle gourd juice can be toxic
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What The Fact! – How information…
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Smokers beware: No quick fixes to…
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Google, YouTube fix digital ads policy…
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Baseless theories about entry of women…
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What The Fact – India blames…
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