Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 12, 2022 Facebook posts
“Free health allowance is available at no cost.”
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By Gabrielle Settles • August 22, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2022 a Facebook post
The Inflation Reduction Act expanded free health insurance to Americans under 65.
False
August 19, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on August 11, 2022 a tweet
"Boston Children’s Hospital is now offering 'gender-affirming hysterectomies' for young girls."
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By Yacob Reyes • August 12, 2022
American Prosperity Alliance
American Prosperity Alliance
stated on August 4, 2022 an ad
The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 1, 2022 an image
Suggests root canals are linked to breast cancer.
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By Monique Curet • August 5, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 25, 2022 a Facebook post
A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934.
False
By Grace Abels • July 29, 2022
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2022 an advertisement
Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.”
False
By Colleen DeGuzman, Victoria Knight • July 25, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2019 a Facebook post
Benadryl can be used to reduce swelling from rattlesnake bites.
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By Andy Nguyen • July 20, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 7, 2022 a Facebook post
“Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.”
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By Andy Nguyen • July 14, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 31, 2017 a video interview
"ADHD does not exist."
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By Ellie Borst • July 13, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 5, 2022 a Facebook post
Joe Biden approved a “new card” that “gives free health insurance to Americans” who are 25 and older.
False
June 10, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on April 29, 2022 a tweet
"In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."
False
By Nusaiba Mizan • May 9, 2022
Tim Westley
Tim Westley
stated on March 30, 2022 an interview
"We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
False
By Nusaiba Mizan • April 25, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2022 a post
Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines.
False
By Monique Curet • April 6, 2022
Ben Clark
Ben Clark
stated on April 1, 2022 a campaign newsletter
“The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”
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By Paul Specht • April 4, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 1, 2022 a video
The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report.
False
March 23, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2022 a post
This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy."
False
By Monique Curet • February 21, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 15, 2022 a Facebook post
An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.”
False
February 18, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2022 a Facebook post
"According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.”
False
February 16, 2022
Infowars
Infowars
stated on February 5, 2022 an InfoWars video
"Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine."
False
February 15, 2022
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