HEALTH

Article misrepresents study on Covid-19 deaths, ventilators

Published on 25/05/2023 at 16:37

A headline shared across social media claims ventilators "killed nearly all Covid patients." This is false; the article misrepresents a study that only looked at outcomes for patients who would have died from respiratory failure had they not been offered mechanical life support, according to one of the researchers.

Lung X-ray image doctored to add cockroach in hoax posts about 'medical blunder'

Updated on 25/05/2023 at 04:07

'Himalayan ice hack' weight loss claims are unproven

Published on 23/05/2023 at 19:08

Posts misconstrue Pfizer grants to nonprofit headed by Biden nominee

Published on 23/05/2023 at 18:48

Fabricated endorsements for 'mixed nuts to replace regular meals' spread in the Philippines

Published on 20/05/2023 at 11:50

Posts misrepresent reports in WHO vaccine safety database

Published on 19/05/2023 at 22:46

Advocacy group misrepresents gender-affirming care in North Carolina

Published on 19/05/2023 at 17:17

Health experts rubbish 'bogus' cancer advice shared on Facebook

Updated on 19/05/2023 at 11:39

Edited video of Filipino doctor shared in posts about unregistered scar treatment serum

Published on 18/05/2023 at 05:34

Posts mislead on Covid vaccine efficacy study

Published on 17/05/2023 at 20:45

Filipino doctors did not promote unregistered milk product that 'cures diabetes'

Published on 17/05/2023 at 11:17

Covid-19 vaccine link to blindness unfounded

Published on 16/05/2023 at 23:12

Photo shows Thai university student’s artwork, not a merman

Published on 16/05/2023 at 11:14

Website distorts Chelsea Clinton's vaccination comments

Published on 11/05/2023 at 22:31

Consuming cold drinks after eating mangoes does not 'cause death’: experts

Published on 11/05/2023 at 11:29