Did a Doctor Erase $650,000 in Medical Debt for 200 People? Dr. Omar Atiq's act of generosity amassed coverage from national news outlets.
‘COVID-19 Had Us All Fooled, but Now We Might Have Finally Found Its Secret’ Medium Post A viral post about COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine shared to Medium's platform has since been removed, but copies continued spreading on social media.
Did a Medical Journal List ‘The Notorious H.R.T.’ as a Nickname for Hormone Replacement Therapy? An article published in a medical journal makes reference to nicknames for hormone replacement therapy that included "antiboyotics, trans-mission fluid, and the Notorious H.R.T."
Did a Medical Scan of an 80-Year-Old Woman Reveal a Calcified Fetus? On December 11, 2018, a Facebook user shared the following image and caption purportedly showing a genuine calcified fetus: 80 year old lady [emoji], went to have a cat-scan, and they found a fetus that’s been in her cervix for 30 years The referenced phenomenon (a calcified fetus or lithopedion) is real, but many readers […]
Cadbury Chocolate Eggs Are Infected With HIV-Positive Blood-Fiction! False rumors that Cadbury products are infected with HIV are the latest in a long list of false claims about various foods and drinks being contaminated.
Deadly Klebsiella Plague from China Poses Public Health Threat to U.S.-Mostly Fiction! New drug-resistant, hypervirulent strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae are real and very dangerous — but those threats have been taken out of context by scammers trying to sell cures that don't appear to exist.
Facebook Users Warn About Tamiflu Side Effects in Children, Including Homicidal Tendencies-Unproven! Facebook users warn about Tamiflu side effects in children, but it's not clear how common those side effects are.
Given 18 Months to Live, Man Cures Brain Cancer With Cannabis Oil-Fiction! A man given 18 months to live said that he used cannabis oil to treat cancer, but he died of cancer a year later and there's no proof that cannabis can treat cancer.
Essential Oils Are Harmful to Cats and Small Animals -Truth! Essential oils can be harmful to cats — but most cases of toxicity involve oils being applied directly to cats' fur, and not defused through the air.
Canada Euthanasia Law Allows Parents to Kill Sick Children-Fiction! False claims that Canada euthanasia law allows parents to kill children went viral in November 2017.
