‘There is no vaccine for the infodemic’

April 8, 2022

Medical and scientific community need to champion the cause of health fact-checking to combat the virus of misinformation. COVID-19 pandemic came with a flow...

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Why medical professionals need to take up fact-checking

April 2, 2022

It’s not good enough to know that you know the facts, you need to step up and set the record straight. Debunking false claims, particularly about health, is...

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Myths vs. facts about breast cancer

October 27, 2021

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, the world’s most prevalent cancer. Here’s...

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What The Fact! – Conspiracies, Concoctions and COVID

September 2, 2021

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What drives the misinformation ecosystem is the lack of knowledge, fuelled by fear. If you believed what you read and watch on social media about vaccines –...

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Herbal remedies can cause liver injuries

August 30, 2021

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Popular herbal medicines for COVID-19 have been reported to adversely affect the liver and kidney – at times, even leading to death. Recently, a tweet by...

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First Check broadens its horizons beyond Asia

August 16, 2021

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The flagship initiative of DataLEADS and signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) takes its battle against medical misinformation to the...

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5 most read COVID myths we debunked in April

April 30, 2021

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Amidst the sudden spike in infections and a struggle for access to treatment, there is a surge in misinformation about COVID-19. Here are our 5 popular COVID...

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“Human lives are at stake because of medical misinformation”

January 12, 2020

Dr Naresh Trehan needs no introduction. One of the most celebrated cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeons of India in an exclusive interview with Deepika...

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No! Baking soda cannot cure cancer

August 9, 2019

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Sahil Bali dives into the dangerous world of YouTube medicine and finds out countless channels promoting home-made remedies like baking soda to cure cancer...