Forwarded.
One page per claim: what was forwarded, what the evidence says, what to do instead. Every sentence sourced; medical review status shown on every page.
- 30forwards checked
- 189sources cited
- 18found dangerous
- 29 October 2026last updated
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Claim 01 · Heart
Body warns 2 days before a heart attack
ExaggeratedWarning symptoms are real but non-specific, and there is no fixed "2 days before" signal.
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Claim 02 · Heart
Cough CPR when alone with a heart attack
DangerousNo resuscitation body endorses it; coughing cannot stop a heart attack and wastes the minutes for a 112/108 call.
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Claim 03 · Heart
Warm or lemon water dissolves heart blockages
UnsupportedNo drink dissolves arterial plaque or prevents a heart attack; blockages need medical treatment.
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Claim 04 · Heart and brain
Chew an aspirin for a heart attack, and for a stroke
DangerousHeart attack: aspirin only if the operator or doctor says so. Stroke: never give aspirin; call 112 and note the time.
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Claim 05 · Cancer
Cancer feeds on sugar; cutting sugar starves tumours
ExaggeratedYou cannot starve a tumour by cutting sugar; the real link runs through body fat.
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Claim 06 · Children
Vaccines cause autism
UnsupportedStudies of more than 1.2 million children find no link; the 1998 paper of 12 children was retracted.
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Claim 07 · Food
Microwaving destroys nutrients and makes food cancerous
UnsupportedNon-ionising energy cannot make food radioactive or cancerous; quick cooking usually keeps more vitamins than boiling.
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Claim 08 · Pregnancy
Papaya or pineapple in pregnancy causes miscarriage
ExaggeratedRipe papaya is a normal food; the concern is unripe latex, shown only in rats. Pineapple has no evidence of harm.
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Claim 09 · Infections
Kadha, honey or giloy prevents or cures COVID and viruses
ExaggeratedHoney eases a cough briefly; nothing in a kadha prevents or cures a virus; giloy has been linked to serious liver injury.
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Claim 10 · Joints
Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
UnsupportedEvery study that has looked finds no link between knuckle cracking and arthritis.
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Claim 11 · First aid
Tie a cloth, cut and suck the venom, or see a healer
DangerousCloths, cutting, sucking, ice, pastes and rituals do not remove venom; antivenom in hospital is the only specific treatment.
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Claim 12 · First aid
Turmeric on a dog bite; no vaccine if the dog looks healthy
DangerousTurmeric and chilli harm the wound. Wash it for 15 minutes and start the vaccine the same day, even if the dog looks well.
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Claim 13 · Brain
Prick all ten fingertips to treat a stroke
DangerousPricking fingers cannot treat a stroke, and every minute spent on it is brain lost.
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Claim 14 · Diabetes
Karela or methi juice cures diabetes; stop your medicines
DangerousSome foods lower sugar a little; none cures diabetes. Never stop insulin or tablets without your doctor.
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Claim 15 · Heart
Stop BP tablets once normal; garlic or lauki replaces them
DangerousNormal readings on tablets usually mean the tablets work. Garlic has no proof against strokes; bitter lauki juice has killed.
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Claim 16 · Newborns
Discard the first milk; give honey, ghutti or water
DangerousThe first yellow milk protects the baby. Breastfeed within the hour; no honey, ghutti or water.
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Claim 17 · Children
Stop food and water in diarrhoea; ORS is useless
DangerousORS replaces the water and salts diarrhoea drains. Keep feeding, give zinc, and watch for danger signs.
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Claim 18 · First aid
Put ghee, toothpaste or ice on a burn
DangerousGhee and toothpaste trap heat; ice is ruled out. Cool the burn under running water for 20 minutes.
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Claim 19 · Infections
Antibiotics for a cold; finish the leftover strip
UnsupportedAntibiotics do not kill viruses; for a cold they add side effects, not recovery. Never reuse leftovers.
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Claim 20 · Infections
Papaya leaf juice raises platelets and cures dengue
ExaggeratedWeak trials show a platelet bump, not a cure. Watch for warning signs as the fever falls.
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Claim 21 · First aid
Smell a shoe or onion, a key in the hand, something in the mouth
DangerousNothing held to the nose or put in the hand stops a fit, and anything in the mouth can injure. Time it; call after 5 minutes.
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Claim 22 · First aid
Give water or a banana to push down what is choking
DangerousSomeone who cannot cough cannot swallow. Give five back blows, then five thrusts; nothing to eat or drink.
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Claim 23 · First aid
Hang a drowning victim upside down to drain the water
DangerousDrowning is lack of oxygen, not a stomach full of water. Do not hang or press; start CPR with rescue breaths.
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Claim 24 · First aid
An onion in the pocket prevents heatstroke; raw mango drink cures it
DangerousAn onion does nothing to body temperature, and no drink cures heatstroke. Cool with water and fanning; call 112.
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Claim 25 · Diabetes
Insulin is addictive, ruins the kidneys and never stops
DangerousInsulin is a hormone, not addictive, and it protects the kidneys. Never stop or refuse it without your doctor.
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Claim 26 · Infections
TB runs in families; stop the tablets once you feel better
DangerousTB is an airborne germ, not inherited. Take every dose for the full course, even after you feel better.
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Claim 27 · Cancer
A kitchen remedy cures cancer; no need for chemotherapy
DangerousNo kitchen remedy has been shown to cure cancer, and refusing treatment for one raises the risk of death.
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Claim 28 · Heart
Covid vaccines are causing sudden heart attacks in young people
UnsupportedRare heart inflammation and clotting are real, but India's sudden-death study found vaccination did not raise the risk.
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Claim 29 · Vaccines
The HPV vaccine causes infertility in girls
UnsupportedLarge studies and WHO's vaccine safety experts find no link between the HPV vaccine and infertility or early menopause.
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Claim 30 · Skin
Steroid or mercury creams are a safe way to lighten skin
DangerousSkin tone is set mainly by genes. Steroid creams can damage facial skin; mercury harms the kidneys and nerves.
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| Established | Consistent across systematic reviews or major guidelines. |
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| Supported | Backed by good studies, with limits we name. |
| Exaggerated | A grain of truth stretched past what the evidence shows. |
| Unsupported | No credible evidence for the claim. |
| Dangerous | Following it could cause harm or delay care. |
The four source tiers
A verdict is only as strong as what it stands on. Every sentence of evidence on this site has to come from one of these four tiers, strongest first.
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Tier 112 sources cited
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Many studies pooled and weighed together. The strongest evidence there is.
Cochrane, Johns Hopkins EPC
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Tier 265 sources cited
Guideline bodies
Expert panels turn that evidence into the rules doctors follow.
WHO, ICMR, AHA/ACC, ESC, NICE, Indian Resuscitation Council
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Tier 337 sources cited
Primary studies in major journals
A single peer-reviewed trial or study. Strong, but one result.
Lancet, NEJM, JAMA, BMJ, Circulation
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Tier 434 sources cited
Physician-reviewed institutional pages
Hospital and health-service pages checked by doctors. The floor.
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Mayo, NHS, Cleveland Clinic
Below tier 4, nothing counts as evidence.
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