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Does a new study show that 84.4% of cancer patients taking Ivermectin and Mebendazole have their cancer completely disappear, shrink, or stop spreading after 6 months?

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A fairly viral post on X, with over 340,000 views claims that a real-world, peer-reviewed study found that ivermectin and mebendazole caused cancer to completely disappear, shrink, or stop spreading…

Did the White House correctly claim American babies are given 72 vaccine jabs, compared with 11 in Europe?

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We came across a graphic posted by the official White House account on X on 11 August 2026, timed to coincide with US President Donald Trump signing a new executive…

Does a new AI study mean doctors are being made obsolete?

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We came across a post on X suggesting that doctors would be made obsolete by AI, declaring them "officially cooked," slang commonly used by Gen Z for being finished or…

Has Spain announced that it will replace its use of the US dollar with the Chinese yuan?

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Several posts on X, one with over 30,000 likes claim that Spain had announced plans to replace its use of US dollars with the Chinese yuan. Some of the posts…

Will Earth lose gravity for seven seconds on 12 August 2026?

| Crisis and Disaster, Government, Science | No Comments
We came across a claim on Reddit and X that Earth will briefly lose gravity for seven seconds on 12 August 2026. According to the posts, NASA is running a…

Is the dry-cleaning chemical PERC carcinogenic, and is it still used in Singapore?

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A claim circulating on local chat groups warns that a dry-cleaning solvent known as PERC, which remains in use in Singapore, has been banned in the US because it is…

Do vaccines raise the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?

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Since mid-July 2026, a wave of posts across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads has claimed that routine adult vaccinations against influenza and pneumonia sharply raise the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s…

Does getting gray hair mean your body chose survival over cancer?

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A thread on X, has gone viral, drawing 12.8 million views, with the claim that getting gray hair is the way your body chooses survival over cancer, implying that the…

Do antibiotics cause sepsis?

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A post on X claims that "antibiotics cause sepsis," stating that "a single course of antibiotics raises the risk of developing sepsis by 70 per cent for a year after…

Does getting a Pap smear expose you to cancer-causing chemicals?

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We came across the same graphic being circulated recently across multiple X accounts, claiming that the brush used during a Pap smear is sterilised with ethylene oxide, a substance classified…

Does eating raw carrots daily remove excess estrogen from the body?

| Food, Health, Lifestyle | No Comments
A viral post on X claiming that eating raw carrots daily removes excess estrogen from the gut has garnered approximately 2.8 million views. The post also asserts that most men…

Is orange juice the most anti-inflammatory food known to man?

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A post circulating on X claims that orange juice is "the most anti-inflammatory, anti-endotoxin food known to man," citing a study that purportedly showed it "completely neutralized inflammation from a…