Starting a steam inhalation drive will not end the pandemic

April 22, 2021

As India is witnessing a surge in cases, preventions and cures for Covid-19 are getting wide popularity on social media. We at First Check have received a...

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Post claiming sanitary pads cause cancer is false

April 12, 2021

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There is no scientific evidence to prove that wearing sanitary pads for long periods of time causes cancer. A misleading Instagram post claims that the...

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No evidence to prove COVID-19 vaccine causes heart attacks

April 6, 2021

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A social media post promoting a correlation between the COVID-19 vaccine and heart attacks is getting wide popularity. However, there is no evidence to link...

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Debunked claims of COVID-19 cures resurface in vernacular language

March 22, 2021

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First Check found videos encouraging unscientific cures of COVID-19 on YouTube in Bengali – a language mostly spoken in the West Bengal state of India and...

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No evidence to say that COVID-19 vaccines affect pregnancy

February 19, 2021

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Currently, there is no established link between miscarriages after COVID-19 immunization as only limited data is available. As countries around the world kick...

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Can a neck massage or hair salon sink wash be a stroke risk?

November 29, 2019

A neck rotation or neck extension is widely sold as best relaxation technique and to make neck muscles tight. But neck massage or shampooing at the salon can...

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Magic pills story for weight loss is fake

September 23, 2019

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A false story about a doctor from AIIMS with a fake image is going viral on the internet. We fact check and find that the claim of “AIIMS doctor discovers...

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Misinformation and vaccine hesitancy putting lives of millions of children at risk in India

August 30, 2019

Owing to medical misinformation and vaccine hesitancy some of the deadly diseases, which were once completely eradicated in India are making a comeback. Dr...

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There is no clear evidence that crying between 7pm to 10pm can help reduce weight

July 26, 2019

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A leading Indian newspaper published a story on July 3rd, 2019 with the headline reading “Crying between 7 pm to 10 pm can help you lose weight, claims study”...