Fact-check: Ice is not the cure, it may relieve symptoms

June 29, 2022

While compulsive ice eating or pagophagia is a health condition that calls for medical attention, chewing ice can also lead to dental problems, like enamel...

Climate Change

Fake news, post truth delay global climate justice

June 29, 2022

“The ideological position of media, influences the intensity and content about climate action, in developed and developing countries alike.”, says...

First Check

Health misinformation: Each one spot one

June 15, 2022

If we realised how our emotions are being exploited and thoughts manipulated, we would make conscious choices, not swayed by sensationalism or bias. With so...

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Fact-check: Monkeypox is not a skin disease

June 7, 2022

A viral disease, monkeypox currently has no clinically proven cure – in allopathy or homeopathy. It is usually a self-limited ailment with symptoms lasting two...

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Video warning against eating bitter gourd with ladyfinger gets 88 million FB views

May 19, 2022

A video claiming that “consuming bitter gourd or white radish after ladyfinger results in food poisoning, skin diseases and even death” is incomplete and false...

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Fact-check: Sunscreens don’t cause cancer

May 17, 2022

Most of the unfounded fears are essentially about the chemical ingredients seeping into the skin and entering the bloodstream. People use sunscreens to...

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Don’t ignore period pain

April 20, 2022

Resorting to home remedies found on social media to help manage period pain, without seeking medical opinion, can deter early diagnosis and timely treatment of...

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‘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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Step up the fight against misinformation

April 7, 2022

The health misinformation crisis won’t end with the pandemic. It’s important for healthcare professionals to be well-versed with fact-checking. Information...

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‘Fact-checking is often neglected in medical discourse’

April 5, 2022

Health-related misinformation and disinformation are significant threats to public health. Fact-checking helps us to counter this by presenting the right...