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41090 | 0070031450 A1 is a US patent for BSE (mad cow disease). | There is a patent application number one digit away from this that mentions BSE, but is not a patent for BSE itself. | false | 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... |
7818 | Hundreds of cannabis workers fall ill in Albanian village. | Doctors in Albania say hundreds of people have fallen ill from harvesting cannabis in a lawless region that for years has been out of bounds to police, Albanian media reported on Friday. | true | Health News | The hospital in the southern city of Gjirokaster said a total of 700 have sought treatment since June for the effects of planting, harvesting, pressing and packing the cannabis in the village of Lazarat. “In the last two months about seven to eight people arrive in the emergency ward each day and many more have come ea... |
41842 | Dishonestly called 'Medicare for All,' the Democratic proposal ... would cost an astonishing $32.6 trillion during its first 10 years. | In an op-ed for USA Today, President Donald Trump made a series of false and misleading statements about Medicare and health insurance in general. | mixture | medicare, medicare-for-all, | In an op-ed for USA Today, President Donald Trump made a series of false and misleading statements about Medicare and health insurance in general:Trump wrote his op-ed under the headline “Democrats ‘Medicare for All’ plan will demolish promises to seniors.” And, as the headline implies, the piece is largely about the M... |
15419 | Six thousand people have sought addiction treatment through expanded Medicaid. | "In her state of the state address, Hassan said that ""6,000 people have already accessed services for substance misuse"" through the state’s Medicaid program. There is no question that substance abuse in the state is a real and pressing problem, and the statistics show that thousands have sought help as a result of th... | false | New Hampshire, Bipartisanship, Drugs, Medicaid, Maggie Hassan, | "When New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan gave her state of the state address in Nashua she took time to address two priorities. One of them was extending authorization of the state’s expanded Medicaid program, which is set to wind down at the start of 2017. The other was adding resources for those struggling with drug an... |
9017 | Noninvasive stimulation device can help prevent migraine attacks | The therapeutic use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for migraine headache is quite new, but the therapy has been tested for many medical conditions over recent years. The industry-funded study referenced in this news release suggests twice-a-day, self-administered “pulses” with a portable home device (manufa... | false | Mayo Clinic,migraine,transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) | Cost is not mentioned. According to the American Psychological Association: A typical course of TMS therapy for depression involves 20 to 30 sessions, generally given in three to five treatments per week for four to six weeks. The full course of therapy with the pricey machines can cost $6,000 to $12,000. This is consi... |
11372 | Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off | A very informative story that helps frame for readers some of the complications with respect to treatment options. In the face of claims in advertisements, it provided a clear set of questions about issues that may otherwise be bypassed. Especially with respect to a treatment option that on the surface appears to be th... | true | There was no discussion of costs. The story clearly mentioned the reduction in hospitalization time, need for blood transfusions, and internal scarring were benefits of the procedure though it did not provide quantitative details. In addition, the story did provide quantitative data on the 30-day risk of sexual and ur... | |
11899 | The Democrats filibustered the legislation that would’ve resulted in this shooter being in federal prison instead of murdering those innocents in that Texas church. | "Cruz said, ""The Democrats filibustered the legislation that would’ve resulted in this shooter being in federal prison."" The amendment Cruz cosponsored, which was defeated largely by Democrats after failing to reach a 60-vote threshold, strengthened efforts to prosecute people who lied about their criminal histories ... | false | National, Guns, Ted Cruz, | "Reacting to the church shootings in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz said there could have been laws on the books to prevent what happened, had his opponents in Congress not defeated his proposal a few years ago. ""The Democrats filibustered the legislation that would’ve resulted in this shooter being in feder... |
10064 | Older women with healthy bones may not need frequent bone scans | "Blog posts tend to be breezy, but they should still be rooted in the facts. This post took too much liberty with the findings from a recent study on bone density screening and left readers with the impression that regular screenings don’t offer much benefit. There is a case to be made for this impression, but the stor... | false | "The story presents the findings as a liberation, of sorts. It says, “women 67 and older with normal bone-mineral-density scores may not need to be screened for another 10 years — a finding that could release thousands of women from the costs and inconvenience of repeated bone-mineral scans over the course of several d... | |
9973 | An aspirin a day – for years – may keep colon cancer away | A strong story that describes in clear terms the findings as well as the strengths and weaknesses of this study. It covered potential biases that could not be controlled, mentioned harms, and was overall very cautious. It would have been even stronger had it mentioned that the study was observational in nature and ther... | true | Cancer,Reuters Health | No mention was made of costs, but anyone who has been to a drugstore knows that aspirin is cheap. The story cites a 27 percent decrease among low-dose aspirin users who had taken the drug for five years or more. It also notes the incidence of the disease among different populations, and even gives readers a link to a r... |
31263 | A Vox infographic calculated Republican lawmaker deaths against lives potentially saved by their effects on healthcare policy. | This person’s Twitter bio falsely claims he is the editor in chief of Vox. He is not an employee of Vox or Vox Media and does not in any way represent the Vox brand. The infographic he posted was not created or published by Vox. We have alerted Twitter executives to this issue, and are working with them to have this fa... | false | Fauxtography, healthcare, infographic, vox | After the 14 June 2017 shooting of Republican congressman Steve Scalise, a purported Vox infographic circulated on social media contrasting deaths of Republican lawmakers against deaths related to healthcare legislation. Twitter account @DudeSlater (purporting to be Vox’s editor-in-chief) was (presumably) the first to ... |
9976 | Acupuncture Might Treat Certain Kind of Lazy Eye | This story offered an informative but flawed summary of a study that tested acupuncture to treat a form of “lazy eye” known as anisometropic amblyopia. It was at its best when describing why the trial, despite its positive results, provides only preliminary evidence that acupuncture is an effective treatment for this c... | mixture | HealthDay | The story mentions that acupuncture may not be be covered by many insurers, but it never provides even a ballpark estimate of what a typical office visit for acupuncture would cost. The description of benefits in this story is not sufficiently detailed. It states that overall visual acuity “improved markedly more” in t... |
7185 | UN health chief warns of ‘very high’ risk of Ebola spread. | The head of the U.N. health agency says the risk that the Ebola virus will spread remains “very high.” | true | Africa, Health care reform, Ebola virus, Health, Universal health care | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking Monday at the start of the World Health Organization’s annual assembly, where issues like anti-microbial resistance, universal health care and WHO reform are among the topics up for discussion. Ghebreyesus noted that the current Ebola outbreak, which is the second deadliest on re... |
27093 | "Sen. Joe Biden told an audience which included hundreds of African Americans that Republican economic policies would ""put y'all back in chains." | That Biden uttered the sentence “They gonna put y’all back in chains” before just such a crowd stands confirmed. Whether it should taken as a racially charged reference to slavery we leave it to readers to judge for themselves. | true | Politics, joe biden | Former U.S. Vice President and current contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Joe Biden has a self-acknowledged reputation for making verbal blunders, one of the more infamous of which he uttered in a speech in Danville, Virginia during the 2012 presidential campaign. That notorious statement was cit... |
10582 | More than 1000 Lives Reported Saved with Help of EVZIO® (naloxone HCl injection) Auto-injectors | This drug manufacturer’s news release touts Ezvio, which delivers the drug naloxone in an auto-injector device, to treat narcotic overdoses in an emergency situation. Naloxone has garnered much attention in recent years as a way to prevent death in opioid addicts. It has reportedly saved lives and, as the release sugge... | mixture | industry/commercial news releases | The news release makes no mention of cost. That’s an important omission since the cost of even generic naloxone is undergoing steep price increases. According to a report from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists last year, “When Kaleo Inc. launched its Evzio 1-mg/mL naloxone hydrochloride autoinjector in ... |
7183 | Coons, US Senator from Delaware, will face primary challenge. | Delaware’s junior U.S. senator will face a primary challenge next year. | true | General News, Delaware, Wilmington, Universal health care, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Dover | The Delaware State News reported Monday that Jessica Scarane plans to run against U.S. Sen. Chris Coons in the state’s Democratic primary. Scarane is a Wilmington-based digital strategist who serves as the board president of the nonprofit Girls Inc. The 34-year-old is running on a progressive platform that includes uni... |
1385 | UK rejects Merck's Keytruda as initial treatment for lung cancer. | Britain’s healthcare watchdog NICE, which assesses the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments, has stopped short of recommending the use by the National Health Service (NHS) of Merck & Co Inc’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients, after giving the go-ahead in December for patients who ... | true | Health News | Keytruda is already approved as a cost-effective treatment in melanoma and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence also on Dec. 2 approved its use in the treatment of lung cancer patients who had started on chemotherapy, after Merck & Co cut the price further for the NHS. But trial data so far on the surv... |
17228 | "For educational testing, Florida ""has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old." | The Florida Stop Common Core Coalition said that the American Institutes for Research promotes the identification of homosexual lifestyles in young children. It is true that AIR does research on LGBT youth issues and offers advice to organizations that request it on how to assist these children. This is one piece of th... | mixture | Education, Gays and Lesbians, Florida, Florida Stop Common Core Coalition, | "In choosing the American Institutes for Research to create new accountability tests for Florida, education commissioner Pam Stewart stressed the group’s ability to create tests specifically tailored for Florida. ""The new assessment will measure each child’s progress and achievement on the Florida Standards, which wer... |
34218 | "A 23-year-old woman named Ava Roberts has become ""the youngest female African-American doctor." | We do note that it is not impossible for someone under the age of 25 to be a certified medical professional. In 2013, the medical news site The DO profiled several doctors in that age range, and the current Guinness Book of World Records holder for becoming a doctor at the youngest age ever is held by Balamurali Ambati... | unproven | Fauxtography | A world record of any sort normally gains substantial traditional news coverage. But since 2016, fringe health sites have exploited the stereotype of “mainstream media” exclusion in spreading a story about a purportedly remarkable medical achievement. At some point in 2016, a photograph of a woman identified as “Ava Ro... |
33971 | "South Carolina state Senator Thomas Corbin told a colleague at a dinner function that women are a ""lesser cut of meat." | Corbin and Shealy agreed on the content of the controversial exchange, but not on whether the remarks were part of ongoing mutual ribbing of a genial nature. | true | Politics Quotes | On 11 February 2015, a quote attributed to South Carolina state Senator Thomas (Tom) Corbin began to circulate on social media sites. According to the rumor, Corbin compared women to a “lesser cut of meat” during remarks made to a fellow state senator: The rumor originated on a small, local political blog called FITSN... |
39856 | This is a forwarded email that warns not to eat tilapia because it comes from China. | Don't Eat Tilapia Because it Comes From China | false | Food / Drink, Miscellaneous | This eRumor has more to do with the controversy of consuming wild caught fish over fish that is farm raised. China is a major producer of farm raised tilapia but sanitation conditions of ponds may not be as big of a concern when compared to dumping of chemicals and drugs into the water where these tasty fish are raise... |
30646 | A priest with HIV who raped children was exonerated by the Catholic Church and then crucified. | Neon Nettle traffics in sensational and often totally fabricated clickbait, and has a penchant for publishing gruesome but false vigilante stories involving pedophilia. This tale appears to be yet another example of that proclivity. | false | Junk News, neon nettle | On 24 December 2017, the disreputable web site Neon Nettle reported that a pedophile priest with HIV who was exonerated by the Catholic Church after raping young children had met a gruesome end when he was crucified: A pedophile priest, who was found guilty of raping 30 children while infected with HIV but forgiven by ... |
24090 | The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama's $787 billion stimulus. | "So Rubio contends that ""The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus."" The logic is that Crist was instrumental in helping Obama deliver the stimulus, and that the health care reforms would not be possible without the stimulus.We find this wrong... | false | Health Care, Stimulus, Florida, Marco Rubio, | "Marco Rubio is again trying to link Gov. Charlie Crist to President Barack Obama.Rubio, the former state House speaker and Republican frontrunner for the U.S. Senate, has played and replayed images of Crist hugging Obama when the two campaigned together in Florida on behalf of the federal stimulus.Now Rubio is trying ... |
1173 | Diesel vehicle refits costly and could affect performance, Volkswagen says. | Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is not against upgrading the exhaust systems of older diesel cars to make them cleaner, but could not afford to pay for such a huge undertaking itself and is concerned it might impair vehicle performance, its CEO said. | true | Environment | After Germany’s top administrative court on Tuesday allowed local authorities to bar heavily polluting diesel cars in major cities, the federal government is scrambling to find ways to avert driving bans that would hurt consumers and automakers. Environmental and motorist lobbies are raising the pressure on Volkswagen ... |
5894 | After brain surgery, Jimmy Carter returns to hometown church. | Former President Jimmy Carter publicly appeared Sunday at the Georgia church where he worships for the first time since undergoing brain surgery in November. | true | Georgia, Health, General News, AP Top News, Atlanta, U.S. News, Jimmy Carter | The 95-year-old Carter and his wife of more than 70 years, Rosalynn, attended services at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains on Sunday, news outlets reported. Parishioners also prayed for the Carters, who were nestled into front-row seats at the church where Carter famously has taught Sunday school. The nation’s ol... |
3391 | Opponents drop bid to block California vaccination law. | Opponents on Monday dropped their attempt to block California’s new law cracking down on doctors who write fraudulent medical exemptions for school children’s vaccinations. | true | Sacramento, General News, California, Public health, Laws | They had floated two measures that could have put the Jan. 1 law on hold until voters considered overturning it next year, but did not submit more than 600,000 required signatures before Monday’s deadline. The three official proponents, Denise Aguilar, Heidi Munoz Gleisner and Tara Thornton, said in a statement on beha... |
11483 | FDA approves new, targeted treatment for bladder cancer | The Food and Drug Administration approved a new immunotherapy drug that acts as a “checkpoint” inhibitor in patients whose bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma) has not responded to other chemotherapy. The drug, atezolizumab (marketed as Tecentriq), showed effectiveness in about 14 percent of 310 patients in a very pre... | true | Cancer,FDA,Government agency news release | The release does not mention cost. The FDA evaluates drugs without consideration of cost, so it’s understandable that they wouldn’t comment on it — and that’s why we’re rating this Not Applicable. But let’s be real here: The value of a new drug is a function not just of how well it works, but its cost-effectiveness. So... |
9768 | F.D.A. Approves Heart Drug Entresto Said to Cut Death Risk by 20% | Uncontrolled fires that ripped through Australia’s southern state this week have engulfed some of the region’s vineyards, forcing winemakers to take to social media to plead for donations. | true | entresto,heart failure,Novartis | David Bowley’s 72-acre (29 hectares) property in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills was among vineyards in the state’s prominent wine region “completely destroyed” by bush fires. “The worst day in our history. I am completely broken,” Bowley, who owns Vinteloper wines, wrote on Instagram as he shared photos of his burnt ... |
29071 | Telephone customers returning one-ring calls from foreign phone numbers are charged hefty fees. | "What's true: Phone scammers sometimes lure potential victims into running up heft phone charges through the use of ""one-ring hang-ups."" What's false: Returning a 'one-ring' foreign call will enable scammers to download your contacts list and access your financial account information." | mixture | Fraud & Scams, Telephone Scams | The “one ring” telephone scam is similar in form to the venerable 809 area code scam in that both involve trying to dupe unwary phone customers into calling a foreign phone number in order to stick them with hefty charges. While the 809 scam involved sending pages, faxes, voicemails, or e-mail messages that supposedly ... |
28919 | A column written by Clinton adviser-turned-opponent Dick Morris pointed out details elided in a 2007 Hillary Clinton campaign ad narrated by President Bill Clinton. | In general, although some of the claims made here by Dick Morris were rooted in truth, many of them were straw man arguments made in response to points no one had raised, were exaggerated or misrepresented, were juxtaposed with irrelevant information, or were misleadingly truncated to what could generously be described... | mixture | Politics, dick morris, hillary clinton | Circulation of the above-quoted e-mail, attributed to political commentator Dick Morris, has escalated sharply as the 2016 presidential election draws nearer, but this item began making the online rounds several years ago. Often titled “Bill Clinton’s Loving Wife” or “The Truth About Hillary Clinton,” this piece has ci... |
9391 | DMAU: MALE BIRTH CONTROL PILL OFFERS 'UNPRECEDENTED' STUDY RESULTS | The story focuses on the results of a month-long trial of an experimental “male birth control pill.” The story does a fair job of describing the study, and discusses potential harms. However, the story does not place the new research findings into context regarding the broader field of research into developing a male b... | mixture | contraceptives | Cost is not discussed. We understand that the pill is not close to coming to market, but there should be some discussion of costs — even if it is only to mention the costs of birth control pills for women and the fact that the costs of the male pill are not yet clear. The story does not quantify benefits in any meaning... |
27150 | The DOJ changed the definition of domestic violence on their website without explanation. | The Violence Against Women Act, which was extended by President Obama in 2013, expired at midnight on 22 December 2018 as a result of the 2018-19 federal government shutdown over funding for President Trump’s proposed border wall. | true | Politics | On 21 January 2019, Slate published a article headlined “The Trump Administration Quietly Changed the Definition of Domestic Violence and We Have No Idea What For.” That story highlighted significant changes to the definition of domestic violence appearing on website of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Viole... |
27457 | A photograph shows insects embedded in a dog's mouth. | A shocking image was circulated with a warning to pet owners to check their dogs' mouths for beetles. | true | Fauxtography, asian beetle, ladybugs | In mid-November 2015, a photograph purportedly showing what resemble common ladybugs and Japanese beetles embedded on the roof of a dog’s mouth began circulating via Facebook: Most of the users who shared the above-displayed image on Facebook included a variation of the following message: SOMEBODY ASKED ME TO PASS THIS... |
9159 | Patients with drug-resistant malaria cured by plant therapy developed at WPI | In an African health clinic, 18 patients who did not respond to conventional malaria therapy received tablets made from dried leaves artemisia annua (DLA). The patients, who were described as near death, all recovered according to a case report from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The news release on this case series ... | mixture | artemisia annua plant,malaria,Worcester Polytechnic Institute | The release mentions this would be an “inexpensive treatment option” and goes into some detail about the economics of the region where the drug was tested and the advantage of a low cost therapy. “Another advantage of DLA over conventional malaria treatments is its low cost and the relative simplicity of its manufactur... |
4099 | Scientist: Complaints about rodent infestation led to firing. | A New Mexico scientist says she was fired from a New Mexico Tech lab job after complaining about a rodent infestation. | true | Environment, General News, Infectious diseases, New Mexico | Chemical engineer Glenanne Johnson was terminated from her position as a lab manager at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center following her complaints about mouse droppings and dead rodents, KOB-TV reports. Johnson said the work environment got her sick and she later tested positive for Hantavirus — an in... |
29450 | "Donald Trump said veterans suffering from PTSD are ""weak,"" ""unfit,"" and ""can't handle"" military service." | Most critical reporting on the event elided Trump’s key contextual assertion that “we’re losing so many great people that can be taken care of if they have proper care,” So while it’s true Trump described present veterans as “strong” during the town hall event, he didn’t also describe veterans dealing with mental healt... | false | Politics Ballot Box, allen b. west, donald trump, misleading | After a Retired American Warriors town hall campaign event was held on 3 October 2016 in Herndon, Virginia, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was widely accused of insultingly asserting that veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are weak. Occupy Democrats was one of many political ... |
8673 | Indonesia transport minister confirmed to have coronavirus as cases climb. | Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has been hospitalized in Jakarta after he contracted coronavirus, a government official said on Saturday, the most high-profile case so far to be confirmed in the Southeast Asian country. | true | Health News | Earlier on Saturday, Jakarta’s governor said the city will close all schools for at least two weeks to curb the spread of coronavirus, as the first cases were also reported in other parts of the archipelago. Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, reported on Saturday 27 more coronavirus cases, bringing th... |
30356 | "An image shows an advertisement for a ""legally edible"" meat product called ""boned rolled pig." | Either way, we wouldn’t want it as a sandwich ingredient. | false | Fauxtography | Bologna and prune sandwiches? Cherry and ketchup salad? Ham and bananas hollandaise? “The past is a foreign country,” wrote L.P. Hartley in The Go-Between. “They do things differently there.” Humanity being the omnivorous species it is, nowhere are these differences more immediately obvious than in food choices between... |
29761 | Linda Collins-Smith, a former Arkansas politician who was shot to death in June 2019, was about to testify against Hillary Clinton. | Every sudden death of an Arkansan or a politician is not somehow tied to the Clintons. | false | Politics | In June 2019, Arkansas resident Linda Collins-Smith, who served a single term in the Arkansas state House of Representatives and a single term in the Arkansas state Senate, was reportedly found dead of a gunshot wound inside her home in the city Pocahontas. Arkansas police said they are investigating her death as a hom... |
19827 | "Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused ""many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs." | Ohio Democratic Party says Kasich budget forced local cuts, tax increases, layoffs | mixture | Ohio, State Budget, Ohio Democratic Party, | "After a recent appearance on NBC's ""Meet the Press"" in which Gov. John Kasich said he had balanced Ohio's budget and cut taxes, the Ohio Democratic Party issued a statement that his budget had negative consequences for local communities. ""Kasich slashed local government and school funding to the bone,"" the stateme... |
528 | Four killed in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo. | Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centers on Thursday, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to contain the epidemic. | true | Health News | Violence and unrest have hampered the health authorities’ response to the second worst Ebola outbreak on record, which has killed 2,199 people since it was announced in August 2018. Mai Mai militia fighters and local residents have attacked health facilities, sometimes because they believe Ebola does not exist, in othe... |
33617 | Products from Pepsi and other major food producers are 'manufactured using the tissue of aborted human babies.' | Senomyx did not respond to our request for additional information. | false | Politics | In April 2015, the quack web site Natural News rebeat the drum of a several-year-old contoversy by publishing a misleading article (which was republished by a number of other equally disreputable web sites) holding that major food companies such as Pepsico sell products “manufactured using the tissue of aborted human b... |
29523 | Dryer sheets permeated with fabric softener contain at least seven dangerous toxic chemicals. | "What's true: At least one of the components listed by the blog posts for dryer sheets (fragrance) was accurate. What's false: A number of the listed ""chemicals"" aren't toxic; most of the components do not appear to be commonly used in fabric softener sheet products; dryer sheets are subject to the same rigorous safe... | false | Medical, chemophobia, dryer sheets, fabric softener | On 11 April 2016, blog posts appeared on health and wellness sites claiming that fabric softener dryer sheets are dangerous, toxic, interfered with the body’s hormone regulation, and cause cancer. The posts listed several volatile organic compounds (or VOCs) as chemical culprits that cause “hormone imbalance, neurotoxi... |
9190 | Testosterone therapy provides protection against cardiovascular disease in men with low testosterone | This news release summarizes an observational study that compared the records of older men with low testosterone levels and who receive testosterone therapy with those who have chosen to take a pass on such treatment. The study observed that over a period of 8 years, those in the therapy category experienced significan... | false | hypogonadism,testosterone therapy | Cost estimates for long-term testosterone therapy are missing from this release. This matters because, although health insurance often covers testosterone treatments if a physician deems them warranted, a month’s worth of medication can cost hundreds of dollars. The text does a good job of describing the differences in... |
475 | Special Report: FDA targets e-cigs that hook teens but don't help smokers quit. | E-cigarette makers face an existential threat. By May, they must submit applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proving that their products provide a net benefit to public health. If a company fails to make its case, the FDA has the power to order its products off the market. | true | Health News | The agency will judge that benefit with a two-part test: Are e-cigarettes effective in getting smokers to quit? And, if so, does that benefit outweigh the health damage to new e-cigarette users - including teenagers - who never smoked in the first place? That’s a particularly high hurdle for the largest e-cigarette mak... |
2047 | Science should find aliens, halt cancer: survey. | Nearly half of Britons believe in aliens and almost 80 percent say cancer is the disease which most needs a vaccine, a poll by one of the world’s oldest scientific institutions showed on Tuesday. | true | Science News | A spectator holds up inflatable aliens during the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium, London July 7, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird Britain’s Royal Society found that 66 percent of respondents to a survey to mark its 350th anniversary said that disease control and eradication should be a top priority for science. Around... |
10148 | Fungus Got Your Toes? Zap It | New Zealand recovery teams returned to the volcanic White Island on Sunday but were unable to locate two remaining bodies in their search, as the death toll from Monday’s eruption rose to 16, police said. | true | Wall Street Journal | Authorities said eight police search and rescue staff were deployed for 75 minutes to an area in which their information suggested one body may remain. “I can say we have found no further bodies in that area,” Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Clement told a media conference on Sunday. On Friday, six bodies were successf... |
26735 | The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus. | A popular image claims to show a news reporter staging a shot of empty grocery store shelves. But the photo is a hoax from Romania. The trend of stockpiling groceries started in China after the coronavirus outbreak began. Stores in Europe and the United States have been similarly affected. There is no evidence here tha... | false | Facebook Fact-checks, Coronavirus, Facebook posts, | "The latest weapon in the arsenal of coronavirus conspiracy theorists: an out-of-context photo from Romania. A Facebook post published March 4 purports to show an empty row of shelves in a grocery store. According to the photo, a nearby camerawoman staged the scene. ""MSM in my town, pulled down an entire shelf of good... |
1745 | Sexual health report says $25 per woman per year would reduce deaths. | Spending $25 per woman per year on full sexual health services would dramatically reduce mother and baby deaths and give women the choice of smaller, healthier and more productive families, a UN-backed report found on Thursday. | true | Health News | The report, written by the Guttmacher Institute and part-funded by the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, described “a staggering lack of basic sexual and reproductive health services in developing countries” which leaves 225 million women who want to avoid pregnancy without access to modern contraceptives. It also ... |
8006 | U.S. judges stop Texas, Ohio, Alabama from curbing abortions during coronavirus crisis. | Federal judges on Monday blocked officials in Texas, Ohio and Alabama from banning most abortions in those states as part of their orders to postpone surgeries and other procedures deemed not medically necessary during the coronavirus crisis. | true | Health News | The rulings came in a series of legal actions aimed at blocking steps by various Republican-led states cracking down on abortion during the pandemic. The first of the decisions involved Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s announcement last week that abortion providers were covered by a state order that required postpon... |
33400 | "Senator Dianne Feinstein said that ""All vets are mentally ill and the government should prevent them from owning firearms." | This paragraph was indeed part of a larger piece authored by Burt Prelutsky, but Prelutsky is not a Los Angeles Times columnist, nor were these words published in that newspaper. Burt Prelutsky is a conservative pundit (who occasionally sends letters to the Los Angeles Times), and the text reproduced here is the conclu... | false | Politics Guns | A subject of discussion during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on 7 March 2013 was an amendment offered by Texas senator John Cornyn which sought to modify the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 legislation proposed by California senator Dianne Feinstein by allowing an exemption for former military personnel (in add... |
16375 | "Hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction"" on Medicaid expansion." | "The Democratic Party of Virginia says that hospital layoffs have begun as a ""direct result"" of Republican legislators’ refusal to expand the state’s Medicaid program. The Democrats point to news releases from four hospital systems -- mostly in rural areas -- that have announced staff cuts since June 2013. The system... | mixture | Health Care, Medicaid, State Budget, Virginia, Democratic Party of Virginia, | "The state Democratic Party is continuing to assail the Republican-controlled General Assembly’s refusal to expand Virginia’s Medicaid program. In a recent news release, the Democrats said ""hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction."" We looked into the claim, made at the start of a ... |
22173 | "Herman Cain Says ""in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. That's why people have to wait." | Oh Canada! Cain says nation way behind U.S. in CT machines | false | Georgia, Health Care, Herman Cain, | "Health care in the United States is costly for patients. But it might prove even more costly for elected officials next year. Both Republicans and Democrats hope to wield public concerns over health care as a potent weapon in the upcoming presidential and congressional elections, and some early candidates have already... |
9056 | Allergan Receives FDA Clearance For the CoolSculpting® Treatment To Improve Appearance Of Lax Tissue In The Double Chin | This news release by the Irish pharmaceutical company Allergan covers a recently FDA-cleared fat reduction technology to treat double chins. CoolSculpting is claimed to be the first of its kind to be cleared by the US regulatory agency. However, we found that not to be entirely true, since other non-surgical, FDA-appro... | false | Allergan,CoolSculpting,double chin | According to CoolSculpting.com, the company estimates costs ranging between $2,000-$4,000, depending on the number of areas treated. Purely cosmetic procedures are typically not covered by insurance, unless you can make a case that it’s “medically necessary” (e.g. your droopy eyelids interferes with vision). Since cost... |
1964 | Rural doctor shortage prompts opening of medical school. | A Kansas college hopes young doctors will be more willing to practice in small towns if they go to a medical school in a rural area. | true | Health News | The University of Kansas will have what it says is the smallest four-year medical education site in the country when eight students begin taking classes on Monday on a satellite campus in Salina, Kansas. The move is in response to a shortage of rural doctors in the United States. “By training physicians in a nonmetropo... |
27117 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude from Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences in 2011. | Boston University’s profile of the congresswoman on their “Distinguished Alumni” page also notes that “during her time at BU, she was an intern in the immigration office of US Senator Ted Kennedy.” | true | Politics, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | On 2 April 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a “young bartender” during a fundraising dinner for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Trump was, of course, hardly the first to paint Ocasio-Cortez as inexperienced or unqualified for her position in Congress. ... |
17492 | "The General Assembly ""has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us." | Nicholas Gorham said the Rhode Island General Assembly ‘‘has no explicit constitutional authority’’ to levy taxes. History tells us he’s right. Had he suggested that the lack of explicit language meant no one had to pay taxes, we’d view his claim in a far different light. But he didn’t, so we rule it True. (If you hear... | true | Rhode Island, History, Taxes, Nicholas Gorham, | "Former state Rep. Nicholas Gorham made a surprising claim last month in a commentary in The Providence Journal. ""The fact is that we have a General Assembly that has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us, yet it taxes the people as if there were no ... |
3195 | Cuomo’s 2020 agenda: Fight hate, help planet, legalize pot. | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used his annual State of the State address Wednesday to advocate for a mix of “practical” progressive goals and urgent responsibilities, including waging war on hate crimes, spending $3 billion on environmental protection and legalizing recreational marijuana. | true | Albany, New York, Andrew Cuomo, General News, Marijuana, Environment, Medicaid | The third-term Democrat touted past achievements and trumpeted a long list of policy initiatives, many of which he previewed in a series of announcements over the past month. Cuomo also stressed the need for fiscal restraint, with the state staring at a $6 billion budget gap, caused largely by soaring Medicaid spending... |
28555 | "Congress ""quietly"" passed legislation allowing authorities to raid private property with no warrant." | What's true: Congress passed legislation that Rep. Justin Amash considers too broad and potentially unconstitutional. What's false: The legislation does not allow authorities all over the U.S. to conduct warrantless searches, as claimed by a number of disreputable web sites. What's undetermined: How the legislation cou... | mixture | Uncategorized, fourth amendment, republicans, the free thought project | On 24 August 2017, TheFreeThoughtProject.com, which mostly posts stories geared towards stoking fear that the government is on the verge of becoming an authoritarian police state, posted a story with an alarming headline: “Congress Quietly Passed a Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches of Homes — Only 1% Opposed It.” The ... |
8583 | CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump. | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat the coronavirus. | true | Health News | The move comes three days after Reuters reported that the CDC published key dosing information involving the two antimalarial drugs based on unattributed anecdotes rather than peer-reviewed science. Reuters also reported that the original guidance was crafted by the CDC after President Trump personally pressed federal ... |
22084 | Jay Goyal Says there are more federal dollars in Gov. John Kasich's budget plan than in the previous state budget. | State Rep. Jay Goyal says new Kasich budget plan uses more federal dollars than last budget | false | Ohio, State Budget, Jay Goyal, | "A long-running debate at the Statehouse has focused on the role that federal stimulus money played in former Gov. Ted Strickland’s last state budget. From the day it was first introduced in February 2009, Republicans ripped Strickland’s budget for relying on billions in federal stimulus dollars to help Ohio shore its ... |
27546 | "A dangerous new drug known as ""gray death"" can kill through the air and skin contact." | “To this date, I have no idea what makes it gray,” said Deneen Kilcrease, a forensic chemist with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab. “Nothing in and of itself should be that color.” | true | Uncategorized, carfentanil, drugs, gray death | On 11 May 2017, TheFederalistPapers.org, a web site that often posts conservative click bait, reported on a new drug cocktail known as “Gray Death”: The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is warning about the new drug called “Gray Death” that doesn’t just kill the drug users with even the slightest contact – but t... |
3812 | Trump proposes reduction of drug costs under Medicare. | President Donald Trump will propose lowering prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in rebates that drug companies pay to insurers and middlemen, an administration official said. | true | Seniors, Medication, Health, North America, Prescription drug costs, Prescription drugs, Medicare, Donald Trump | A senior administration official outlined the plan Thursday on condition of anonymity ahead of the release of Trump’s 2019 budget plan next week. Pharmaceutical companies now pay rebates to insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to help their medications gain a bigger slice of the market. Insurers apply savings from re... |
21883 | As the Democrats finally maxed out their government spending credit card Monday, Kurt Schrader continued to stand with his party leaders in failing to offer any viable long-term solution. | Lawyers for the state of Oklahoma on Monday compared Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) to a drug cartel leader as they sought to hold the drugmaker responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic in the first trial to result from lawsuits over the crisis. | false | Oregon, National Republican Congressional Committee, | Lawyers for the state, including Attorney General Mike Hunter, told a judge in Norman, Oklahoma that J&J’s “greed” led the drugmaker to carry out a years-long marketing effort that caused “utter confusion” about the addictive painkillers’ risks. Brad Beckworth, a lawyer for the state, said J&J knew opioids were harmful... |
15302 | 97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health. | "O’Malley said, ""97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health."" According to Planned Parenthood, about 97 percent of the services the group provides in a given year are services other than abortion. That includes preventive and primary care. Preventive care accounts ... | mixture | Abortion, National, Public Health, Martin O'Malley, | "The vast majority of Planned Parenthood’s work goes toward mammograms and preventive care, said former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley. Since an anti-abortion group released videos Planned Parenthood officials talking about aborted fetal parts, Republicans have pushed to take away federal funding from the women’s health... |
16080 | Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state. | A deeper look at claim Georgia leads the nation in school shootings since Sandy Hook | false | Georgia, Children, Education, Public Safety, Guns, Everytown for Gun Safety, | "Georgia has had the nation’s highest unemployment rate for three straight months. Now a new report puts Georgia at the top of another undesirable ranking: leading the nation with 12 school shootings since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the Everytown ... |
24686 | "Sotomayor ""ruled against the white firefighter — Ricci and other white firefighters — just on the basis that she thought women and minorities should be given a preference because of their skin color and because of the history of discrimination in the past. The law was totally disregarded." | Rush Limbaugh says Sotomayor disregarded law to rule against white firefighters | false | National, Pundits, Sotomayor Nomination, Supreme Court, Rush Limbaugh, | "While many Republican leaders have been publicly cautious with their opinions about President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been crystal clear about his opposition. ""Do I want her to fail to get on the court? Yes,"" Limbaugh said on his show on M... |
7748 | 100% Pure? New Zealand's deteriorating water raises a stink. | New Zealand’s clean, green image took a beating this summer as tourists traveling through the countryside posted pictures of lakes and rivers off limits due to contamination by farm effluent, garbage and human faeces. | true | Environment | A booming dairy farming industry, along with a surge in tourists seeking unspoiled natural attractions, has taken its toll on the country’s environment, heavily marketed as ‘100% Pure’. Particularly affected is its vast network of once pristine rivers and lakes, which are now some of the most polluted among OECD countr... |
36166 | Singer Elvis Presley received a polio vaccination live on television in 1956, which raised vaccination rates in the United States by a startling amount. | Did Elvis Presley Receive a Polio Vaccination on Live TV in 1956 and Raise Immunization Revels to 80 Percent? | mixture | Fact Checks, Viral Content | On September 18 2019, a Reddit user shared the following post to r/interestingasfuck, along with the claim that Elvis Presley’s televised 1956 polio vaccination helped boost the popularity of the vaccine not long after its introduction:That’s exactly what it means to be a good influencer from interestingasfuckCommentin... |
14920 | In a period of roughly 72 hours, a small group of angry black students managed to force the resignation of the two highest ranking officials at that school. | Kelly said in a span of about three days, a small group of black students forced the resignations of two top administrators at the University of Missouri. Multiple press reports and interviews with members of the Mizzou community tell us Kelly’s shorthand falls short on several key points. Deans, graduate students, and... | mixture | Education, Human Rights, PunditFact, Megyn Kelly, | "A heated debate over race has erupted on several college campuses. This prompted Fox News host Megyn Kelly to lead off her show Wednesday this way: ""What started as a campus protest in Missouri might be spreading to more colleges and universities as small groups of students use complaints about race and diversity in ... |
8276 | Posthumous sperm donation should be allowed, say UK experts. | Men in Britain should be allowed to donate sperm after they die to meet growing demand from couples seeking fertility treatment, medical experts say. | true | Health News | Posthumous sperm donation is technically feasible and morally acceptable, the specialists said in a review published in the Journal of Medical Ethics on Tuesday. They argue it should be seen like organ and other tissue donations as a way of relieving the suffering of others. While infertility is not life-threatening, s... |
7308 | Mississippi governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion law. | Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. | true | Mississippi, Reproductive rights, Health, Lawsuits, Abortion, North America, Phil Bryant, Planned Parenthood | Bryant’s action came despite a federal judge’s ruling last year that struck down a less-restrictive law limiting abortions in the state. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights called the new measure “cruel and clearly unconstitutional” and said it would sue Mississippi to try to block the law from taking eff... |
9520 | Short Course of Antibiotics Not Best for Kids' Ear Infections | This news story about a study measuring longer versus shorter courses of antibiotics for younger children with ear infections lacks important detail, because it’s mostly just a shortened rehash of the news release. For one, it doesn’t make it clear that research indicates that antibiotics seem more effective in younger... | false | antibiotics | No mention of costs was included in the news story. The discussion of benefits is misleading. The story tells us that “the risk of treatment failure was 34 percent in the five-day group and 16 percent in the 10-day group,” but what does that mean? “Treatment failure?” According to the study abstract: “the mean symptom ... |
7010 | Feminist icon Gloria Steinem adored, reviled in divided Ohio. | Gloria Steinem does not believe her life’s work advocating for reproductive freedom and women’s rights makes her “pro-abortion,” the feminist icon said in an Associated Press interview Tuesday. | true | Abortion, Planned Parenthood, Health, Gloria Steinem, Entertainment, Womens rights, Womens health, Celebrities, Ohio | Steinem spoke ahead of her appearance at a centennial gala fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, the state chapter of the abortion and women’s health care provider whose government grants have been targeted by some Republicans. While sponsors of the gala shelled out up to $50,000 to attend the event where ... |
2669 | Brain scans predict which dyslexics will read. | Sophisticated brain scans accurately predicted which teens with dyslexia would learn to read within three years, a finding that could lead to better ways to treat the common learning disability, researchers said on Monday. | true | Science News | By looking for a specific pattern of brain activity in teens with dyslexia, the researchers predicted with 90 percent accuracy which students would learn to read. “This gives us hope that we can identify which children might get better over time,” Dr. Fumiko Hoeft of Stanford University School of Medicine, whose study ... |
10294 | AIDS Drugs Show Prevention Promise | This was a trial of the drugs tenofovir and emtricitabine (in the combination sold as Truvada) in 12 monkeys, lasting 4 months. However, data on the effectiveness of treatment in humans is lacking. Even replicate trials in non-human primates is lacking. While it is true that this treatment shows promise, data supportin... | false | The wholesale cost estimate for a month of Truvada given in the article is $650; estimated costs per day when sold in the third world was $0.87 (which calculates out to $26.46/month). (Wholesale costs for a month’s worth of tenofovir, is given at $417. This was not the treatment being reported on, although the story me... | |
34197 | "In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Louis Vuitton sponsored ""human zoos"" in which black people were put on display like exotic circus animals." | We reached out to the Louis Vuitton company and the Fondation Louis Vuitton for comment on this subject, but did not receive replies. | unproven | History | French designer Louis Vuitton (1821-1892), whose initials are enshrined in the name of the multi-billion-dollar fashion conglomerate LVMH, began his career as an apprentice malletier (trunk maker) in Paris in the 1830s. Over time, he parlayed his artisanship into a successful business catering to upper-class Parisians,... |
5685 | UN climate report: Change land use to avoid a hungry future. | Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth’s land and the way people use the land is making global warming worse, a new United Nations scientific report says. That creates a vicious cycle which is already making food more expensive, scarcer and less nutritious. | true | Climate, AP Top News, Climate change, Geneva, International News, General News, Forests, Business, Science, Europe | “The cycle is accelerating,” said NASA climate scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig, a co-author of the report. “The threat of climate change affecting people’s food on their dinner table is increasing.” But if people change the way they eat, grow food and manage forests, it could help save the planet from a far warmer future,... |
11266 | Women who eat lots of fiber have less breast cancer | It’s not often you see a story that so simply explains possible confounders in research. This story hammered the point: the findings don’t prove that fiber itself lowers cancer risk the results can identify associations but can’t tell what will happen if people change behavior it’s impossible to rule out that big fibe... | true | Cancer,Preventive care,Reuters Health,women's health | Not applicable. The cost of fiber in the diet is not in question. We’ll give the story the benefit of the doubt, although suggest a minor change in the future. The story only used relative risk reduction figures. It could have included just a line to explain why it may not be statistically appropriate to pool absolute ... |
8808 | Weight-loss drugs may harm developing brain: study. | A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted wiring needed for brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, raising concerns about using such medications in children. | true | Health News | A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Mark Bear and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the effects of a chemical that suppresses appetite by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain, the sa... |
14237 | "Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, ""which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it." | "Clinton said marijuana is a Schedule I drug, ""which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."" It’s hard to research marijuana, especially using plants (as opposed to synthetic versions) in studies involving human subjects. There are many regulatory hoops scientists have to navigate, and the gove... | false | National, Drugs, Government Regulation, Regulation, Science, Marijuana, Hillary Clinton, | "Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a firm stance on marijuana legalization yet — she wants to see more research first. But there are some challenges to getting that research, she said. At an ABC town hall April 21, Clinton told audience member Evan Nison, a National Organization for the Ref... |
8960 | First-Ever Rapid Response Test for Levels of Bifidobacterium in Baby's Gut Microbiome | This release by Evolve Biosystems, Inc. highlights a new, pen-shaped prototype that can allegedly and indirectly test baby poop for low or high levels of a beneficial gut bacteria called Bifidobacterium longum (subspecies infantis). Such microorganisms can break down indigestible molecules in a mother’s breast milk. Th... | false | Evolve BioSystems,microbiome | The only dollar sign in this release is a notation that Evolve BioSystems obtained $40 million in recent funding. The release states the Evolve stool-testing device is a prototype, so we’ll give that a pass — it implies it can’t be purchased. But not listing the price of the Evivo probiotic, which is described later, d... |
8077 | Cairo, the city that never sleeps, shuts for coronavirus night-time curfew. | Egypt and its capital Cairo, a mega-city home to some 20 million people, shut down on Wednesday evening as authorities launched a night-time curfew to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. | true | Health News | In a city that never sleeps where restaurants and cafes are usually open until the wee hours, shop owners were closing shutters and commuters rushing home before the start of the 7 p.m. curfew that runs until 6 a.m. Policemen were posted on key roads to stop any violators. Many streets were already almost deserted by ... |
10884 | FDA approves new drug to treat aggressive breast cancer | "This story reports oon FDA approval of a new targeted cancer drug for treatment-resistance metastatic breast cancer. The story mentions that lapatinib (trade name Tykerb) is a tailored treatment for women with the HER2/neu gene and advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. The story does mention Herceptin, chemotherapy and... | mixture | "The story does not mention the cost of this newer drug treatment or if it is likely to be covered by Medicare or private health insurance. This should have been included since the drug costs $2,900/month and is approved for use with capecitabine(Xeloda). Xeloda costs about $1,500/month. The story provides no quantitat... | |
15296 | "Austin is ""effectively"" imposing ""a ban on barbecue restaurants." | "Limbaugh said Austin is ""effectively"" imposing ""a ban on barbecue restaurants."" In early 2015, there was worry that a mandate that barbecue restaurants limit smoke from smokers would have that impact. However, the council didn’t adopt such a regulation and we sniffed out no factual indication it’s poised to do so.... | false | Environment, Food Safety, Texas, Rush Limbaugh, | "Conservative Rush Limbaugh told listeners that liberal Austin has moved toward wiping out local barbecue joints. On his July 28, 2015, program, the commentator read from a web post stating the Austin City Council in April 2015 ""passed a preliminary plan"" restricting smoke from barbecue restaurants. Limbaugh said the... |
22628 | "When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, ""cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient"" and sometimes ""spend an entire shift out there doing that." | Milwaukee County executive candidate Jim Sullivan says police have to wait for hours with mental health patients | false | County Budget, Health Care, Wisconsin, Jim Sullivan, | "During a two-month period in 2004, more than 60 people with mental health emergencies waited for up to 60 hours to get treatment at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. Some had to be kept under police guard until they could receive care. In early 2008, police agencies continued to rack up thousands of dollars ... |
12685 | A New York man has allegedly infected 240 people with the HIV virus by sleeping with men and women. | "A website alleges a man has set out to infect as many people with HIV as possible and has infected up to 300 people already. The article is fake. The New York City Health Department says it is made up. Authorities in New York City are not seeking Burks or anyone for such an allegation. It’s fake news. PolitiFact New Y... | false | Fake news, New York, Bloggers, | "A blog post widely shared on social media claims ""a New York man has allegedly infected 240 people with the HIV virus by sleeping with men and women."" We found the post on Obnoxioustv's Blog but it has appeared on other websites, too. The post says the New York City Police Department seeks to arrest Isaac Don Burks.... |
7799 | McDonald's to offer first-ever organic burger, in Germany. | McDonald’s Corp will offer its first-ever 100 percent organic beef hamburger for a limited time in Germany, as a growing number of global diners demand food that is more natural and less processed. | true | Health News | From Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 McDonald’s will offer “McB” burgers, made with organic beef sourced from organic farms in Germany and Austria. The move from the world’s biggest restaurant chain by revenue comes as it is revamping food-sourcing practices as part of new Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook’s effort to transform McDo... |
30424 | A scientific study shows the death of Alfie Evans was caused by aluminum additives in vaccines. | This information, coupled with the fact that the “breakthrough study” cited by Your News Wire did not mention any medical case and that there is no proof Evans received multiple vaccinations (although this is possible), means the web site’s central claims about evidence linking Alfie Evans’s death with aluminum in vacc... | false | Junk News, alfie evans, fake news, vaccines | In May 2018, a disreputable fake news blog exploited the tragic death of English toddler Alfie Evans, with a clickbait headline falsely claiming that a scientific study had shown aluminum from vaccines played a role in his demise. The headline for YourNewsWire.com’s article reads “Study Shows Aluminum Was Present in Ba... |
8433 | India charges Muslim leader with culpable homicide for coronavirus surge. | India has brought charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the chief of a Muslim seminary for holding a gathering last month that authorities say led to a big jump in coronavirus infections, police said on Thursday. | true | Health News | The headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat group in a cramped corner of Delhi were sealed and thousands of followers, including some from Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh, were taken into quarantine after it emerged they had attended meetings there in mid-March. Police initially filed a case against Muhammad Saad Kandha... |
10850 | One-day fight against herpes | This story reports on the recent FDA approval of a one-day dose of an antiviral medication, Famvir, for herpes. The story clearly states that this is a new formulation of an existing drug. The story states that the FDA recently approved the new dosing regimen. By accurately describing the prevalence of herpes simplex v... | mixture | The story does not mention costs. Although the story provides some quantification of benefits of treatment, they are presented in relative terms only. The story states that the drug “shortened outbreaks by about two days.” Was it from 3 to 1 or 20 to 18? The reader should be provided more context for these numbers. The... | |
25893 | The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.” | Representatives from multiple states said they made requests for coronavirus tests or other critical supplies that the federal government has yet to fill or never filled. Representatives from Oregon, North Carolina and Washington described difficulties scaling up testing and getting protective gear for frontline worker... | false | Health Care, Public Health, Pundits, States, PunditFact, Coronavirus, Sean Hannity, | "Fox News host Sean Hannity touted President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response, praising him for ""huge decisions that save lives"" and claiming, without evidence, that ""this administration has fulfilled every request from every state governor."" ""There have been zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from ... |
35255 | In April 2020, the Himalayas were visible from northern India for the first time in 30 years. | What's true: Air quality and visibility greatly improved in India in April 2020 as the country implemented a nationwide lockdown to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. What's undetermined: While anecdotal evidence suggests that the Himalayas are rarely visible from northern India, we have not been able to definiti... | mixture | Fauxtography, COVID-19 | In April 2020, a photograph started to circulate on social media that supposedly showed an unexpected result from the nationwide lockdown that had been implemented in India in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. Due to a decrease in pollution, social media users claimed, the Himalayas wer... |
25746 | Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries. | Based on population, the United States has one of the highest death rates worldwide. The United States has a higher rate of infection than Canada, Australia and most European countries. | false | National, Coronavirus, Donald Trump, | "At an event in Oshkosh, Wis., President Donald Trump said the country was ""doing great"" in the fight against the coronavirus. ""We're coming back and our numbers are better than almost all countries,"" Trump said Aug. 17. When we asked the White House about the claim, the press office noted that by one measure, the ... |
16202 | I spent only $36.29 on my campaign for governor. | R.I. Moderate Party’s Robert Healey says he only spent about $36 on his gubernatorial campaign | true | Rhode Island, Campaign Finance, Elections, Jobs, Robert Healey, | "Memorable and low-budget -- that's the type of election campaign Robert J. Healey Jr. likes to wage. While the other candidates campaigned for months and spent millions in the most expensive governor’s race in Rhode Island history, Healey didn’t enter the contest until shortly after the September primary, when he repl... |
9724 | Ovarian Tissue Transplant Can Help Some Women Have Kids After Cancer Treatment Researchers in Denmark report a success rate of about 30 percent | A small European study showed 31 percent of cancer patients had successful pregnancies after they received transplants of their own (once removed and frozen) ovarian tissue. A substantial number required additional measures, such as in-vitro fertilization. Though solid overall, the coverage would have been measurably i... | true | fertility,freezing,IVF,ovarian cancer,ovaries | Surgery to remove a healthy ovary, storage of that tissue for as long as a decade, and surgical reimplantation all involve substantial cost. The story doesn’t help the reader begin to put this in context. If the patient requires IVF, in-vitro fertilization, when she hopes to conceive again, the costs will go much highe... |
15235 | Zero Planned Parenthood facilities are licensed to do mammograms. Planned Parenthood, women don’t need you! | Covert videos showing discussions of fetal tissue sales have reignited the abortion debate nationally and in Georgia. In an effort to debunk defenders that Planned Parenthood provides essential women’s health services in addition to abortions, an anti-abortion group claimed that none of the organization’s clinics is li... | mixture | Abortion, Georgia, Alliance Defending Freedom, | "Covertly filmed videos showing fake brokers discussing terms for procuring fetal tissue have prompted federal efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, led to a statewide inquiry into how the group disposes of such tissue in Georgia and apparently created some confusion among voters. One reader forwarded us a Tweet from t... |
13072 | "More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but ""the federal government has still only committed $7 million"" to help Florida." | "Scott said President Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding more than two months ago, ""and the federal government has still only committed $7 million,"" to help Florida. Obama signed a bill that included $1.1 billion in Zika funding Sept. 29. About a month later, federal officials told Florida t... | mixture | Federal Budget, Public Health, Florida, Rick Scott, | "Florida Gov. Rick Scott hopes that his ally headed to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump, will speed up funding for Florida to combat the Zika virus. While announcing that state health officials had lifted the zone of active Zika transmission in one area of Miami-Dade County, Scott mentioned his ongoing feu... |
28730 | New research suggests that Marmite helps combat premature ejaculation. | What's true: A study of 109 men published in an issue of scientific journal Andrologica demonstrated a significant correlation between premature ejaculation (PE) and deficiencies in vitamin B12 — a connection that other work has hinted at for decades; Marmite is fortified with B12, and a good source of this vitamin. Wh... | mixture | Food, Home Cures, marmite, premature ejaculation | In the September 2016 issue of the journal Andrologica, a team of researchers published a study that concluded: [V]itamin B12 concentrations in the blood were significantly lower in patients with PE than the subjects without PE (p < .0001)…. Moreover, the vitamin B12 levels correlated positively with [intravaginal ejac... |
22227 | The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case. | Some 40 death row inmates awaiting death warrant from governor, Democrat claims | true | Criminal Justice, Florida, Geraldine Thompson, | "Speaker Dean Cannon's proposal to create separate criminal and civil divisions of the Florida Supreme Court passed the House 79-38 on April 15, 2011, but not before Democrats and Republicans argued over an alleged purpose of the court expansion -- the handling of death penalty cases. Cannon wants to expand the Supreme... |
31825 | Actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd has died of a heart attack. | Headlinen [sic] News is a satire site. We use real people to make real funny stories. Chill folks, its [sic] all for fun. | false | Junk News, celebrity death hoax, fake news, sherri shepherd | On 28 December 2016, fake news purveyor HeadlineNews.com published an article stating that Sherri Shepherd, an American actress and comedian best known as a former co-host of The View and star of the ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect, had died of a heart attack at age 49: Sherri Shepherd, the actress best known as The Help’... |
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