Health submissions span mental strain (technostress), study outcomes, and physiology, alongside remedies like lemon juice on scars and coffee/caffeine claims.
373 Health claim verifications avg. score 4.8/10 121 rated true or mostly true 251 rated false or misleading
“The acronym "AIDS" stands for "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome".”
The standard and formally recognized expansion of AIDS is “Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.” Major public-health and medical authorities, including CDC, WHO, NIH, and NCI, use that exact wording. A few informal educational sources use a paraphrased variant, but that does not change the accepted definition.
“Human immunodeficiency virus attacks the human immune system.”
HIV is correctly described as attacking the human immune system. Major health authorities and peer-reviewed literature show that it primarily infects and damages CD4+ T cells and other immune components, impairing immune defense. Variation in severity, treatment response, or rare nonprogression does not change that core fact.
“Hepatitis C is a liver infection.”
The statement is accurate. Authoritative medical sources explicitly describe hepatitis C as a viral infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. While the disease can also have effects outside the liver and may become chronic, those facts do not make the core description incorrect.
“The abbreviation "HIV" stands for "Human Immunodeficiency Virus".”
Authoritative medical and public-health sources consistently define HIV as “Human Immunodeficiency Virus.” There is no credible evidence for an alternative accepted expansion. Any differing online formulations are simply mistakes, not legitimate medical usage.
“Hantaviruses can be transmitted to humans through inhalation of aerosolized particles from infected rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.”
Public-health authorities clearly support this transmission route. WHO, CDC, and other medical sources state that people can become infected by breathing in aerosolized particles contaminated by infected rodent urine, droppings, or saliva. The main caveat is that this is the primary, not the only, route and usually involves disturbed contaminated material.
“Artificial intelligence systems are used in clinical practice to assist with medical imaging diagnosis, such as detecting cancers on radiology images.”
AI tools are already used in real clinical radiology settings to help detect or assess findings on medical images, including some cancer-related applications. The strongest evidence comes from government, peer-reviewed, and specialty-society sources describing FDA-cleared systems used as decision-support or second-reader tools. The main caveat is that use is uneven and these systems usually assist clinicians rather than diagnose on their own.
“Academic procrastination is common among university students.”
Available evidence strongly supports the claim. Multiple peer-reviewed studies find academic procrastination affects a large share of university students, with estimates varying by definition but consistently high enough to qualify as common. The main caveat is that some studies measure occasional procrastination while others measure frequent or chronic forms.
“Glutathione supports detoxification processes in the human body.”
Glutathione's role in detoxification is firmly established biochemical fact, confirmed across multiple independent peer-reviewed sources. It serves as a cofactor for glutathione S-transferases, conjugating xenobiotics and facilitating their excretion — processes that constitute detoxification by any standard definition. The claim's conservative framing ("supports detoxification processes") accurately reflects the scientific consensus without overstating therapeutic benefits of supplementation.
“ImmunityBio's drug N-803 (anktiva) is being investigated or has demonstrated efficacy in treating, curing, or preventing cancer types beyond bladder cancer.”
ImmunityBio's N-803 (Anktiva) is actively being investigated in multiple cancer types beyond bladder cancer, including pancreatic cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma, and other advanced solid tumors, as confirmed by ClinicalTrials.gov registrations and NCI-sponsored trials. Preliminary efficacy signals in NSCLC have been reported, though definitive Phase 3 proof of efficacy beyond bladder cancer has not yet been established. The claim's "being investigated" component is firmly supported by high-authority sources.
“Hantavirus is less infectious than SARS-CoV-2 was during the 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak.”
The evidence strongly supports the comparison in ordinary public-health terms. SARS-CoV-2 spread efficiently between humans during the 2019-2020 outbreak, while hantavirus infections are usually rodent-to-human and rarely spread person-to-person. Limited Andes virus exceptions do not overturn the broader conclusion.
“There is insufficient scientific evidence to conclude that lat prayers produce less lat muscle hypertrophy than lat pulldowns.”
Current evidence does not justify concluding that lat prayers cause less lat hypertrophy than lat pulldowns. The strongest studies cited assess pulldown muscle activation or general hypertrophy principles, not direct hypertrophy outcomes for lat prayers or head-to-head comparisons. That makes the claim about insufficient evidence scientifically well supported.
“Dihydrotestosterone contributes to androgenetic alopecia (pattern hair loss) in humans.”
Evidence from mechanistic studies and human treatment trials supports DHT as a contributor to androgenetic alopecia. Balding scalp shows androgen-related changes consistent with DHT-driven miniaturization, and drugs that lower DHT, such as finasteride and dutasteride, often slow or improve hair loss. The main caveat is that DHT is not the only factor; genetic follicle sensitivity strongly affects who develops pattern hair loss.
“Children in foster care may experience trauma that severely impacts their emotional health and well-being, including difficulty trusting caregivers and feelings of abandonment.”
Evidence strongly supports this statement. Children in foster care are disproportionately exposed to abuse, neglect, instability, and other traumatic experiences, and research links those experiences to emotional distress, attachment problems, difficulty trusting caregivers, and feelings of abandonment. The main caveat is that the trauma often predates foster placement, and outcomes can improve in stable, trauma-informed homes.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention paused diagnostic testing for rabies in 2026.”
Multiple independent, high-authority news outlets — including CIDRAP, CBS News, The Guardian, and POLITICO Pro — confirm that the CDC listed rabies diagnostic testing as "temporarily paused" on its website beginning around March 30, 2026, amid staffing shortages and agency restructuring. The word "paused" in the claim accurately reflects the temporary nature of the halt. State public health labs retained some testing capacity during this period, but the CDC's own diagnostic services were indeed suspended.
“Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, including fluoxetine, have an influence on blood count parameters.”
Multiple longitudinal studies, pharmacovigilance cohorts, case reports, and fluoxetine’s own prescribing information document changes in white-cell counts, occasional thrombocytopenia, and other hematologic shifts after SSRI use. These findings confirm that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, including fluoxetine, can influence blood-count parameters, even though the effects are generally small or rare and not uniform across all patients.
“Environmental factors such as lighting, air quality, physical comfort, and distractions can influence concentration and academic performance.”
The evidence strongly supports the claim. Multiple peer-reviewed reviews and institutional sources show that lighting, air quality and ventilation, thermal comfort, and noise or distractions can affect concentration, cognitive functioning, and academic performance. Results vary by setting and exposure level, but the statement is appropriately cautious because it says these factors can influence outcomes.
“Alcohol consumption causes cancer in humans.”
Alcohol is a well-established human carcinogen. Major public-health and cancer authorities state that drinking alcohol causally increases the risk of several cancers, including breast, colorectal, liver, esophageal, and head-and-neck cancers. The claim is broad, but the omitted nuance does not alter the central fact that alcohol consumption causes cancer in humans.
“Holding in a sneeze can have negative health effects.”
The claim is well-supported. Multiple credible medical sources, including the Cleveland Clinic and ENT specialists, confirm that suppressing a sneeze can redirect pressure internally, potentially damaging eardrums, sinuses, throat tissue, or blood vessels. The claim uses "can have," which is a possibility statement — and documented case reports plus established physiological mechanisms are sufficient to validate it. While severe outcomes are rare, the possibility of negative health effects is real and medically recognized.
“Technostress is psychological stress caused by the use of information and communication technologies.”
The claim matches the dominant academic definition. Across peer-reviewed and authoritative sources, technostress is generally described as psychological stress or strain that arises from interacting with ICTs. Some authors add physiological symptoms or emphasize difficulty coping with ICT demands, but those are refinements, not contradictions.
“Increased intracranial pressure presents with clinical symptoms including headache, vomiting, blurred vision, and decreased level of consciousness.”
The listed symptoms — headache, vomiting, blurred vision, and decreased level of consciousness — are all well-documented clinical presentations of increased intracranial pressure, confirmed across peer-reviewed literature, major clinical references, and leading medical institutions. The word "including" accurately frames these as recognized symptoms without implying they appear uniformly in every case. One nuance: decreased consciousness is more characteristic of severe or worsening ICP rather than an early presenting feature in all patients.