Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver.
Claim:
Hepatitis C is a liver infection.
NOT BS
Health
Medical claims, wellness fads, and what the evidence actually supports.
HIV is the standard abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Claim:
The abbreviation "HIV" stands for "Human Immunodeficiency Virus".
NOT BS
Technostress is psychological stress or strain arising from using ICTs.
Claim:
Technostress is psychological stress caused by the use of information and communication technologies.
NOT BS
Moderate daily coffee consumption is generally associated with neutral or beneficial health outcomes.
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Daily coffee consumption, when the coffee is consumed at least 8 hours before bedtime, is bad for health.
TOTAL BS
Medical and scientific studies have documented cancerous tumors in sharks.
Claim:
Sharks do not get cancer.
TOTAL BS
Topical vitamin C shows little added skin uptake or benefit in vitamin C–replete people.
Claim:
Topical vitamin C application improves skin outcomes even in people who already have adequate vitamin C levels.
MOSTLY BS
In non-deficient people, high-dose vitamin supplementation generally offers no added benefit.
Claim:
Consuming vitamins or other micronutrients (for example, vitamin C) at doses above healthy or recommended levels provides additional measurable health benefits.
TOTAL BS
PhotoVoice is rooted in Wang and Burris (1997), and peer education in Turner and Shepherd (1999).
Claim:
In adolescent health promotion, the use of student-produced public artifacts as a learning and dissemination mechanism draws on the PhotoVoice tradition described by Caroline Wang and Mary Ann Burris (1997) and the peer education…
HARDLY BS
Most 16–18-year-olds show adult-like reasoning, but psychosocial control is still maturing.
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Adolescents aged 16–18 are still developing the capacity for systematic deliberative reasoning, which makes them disproportionately susceptible to cognitive heuristics and biases including the gambler's fallacy, the illusion of control in…
MOSTLY BS
Ladouceur et al. (2004) used a video-based program with discussion.
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Ladouceur et al. (2004) used interactive classroom activities to correct erroneous gambling cognitions, including the gambler's fallacy and the illusion of control, among secondary school students.
SOME BS
In 2023, ESPAD data put monthly online betting at about 12% among Hungary’s 15–16-year-olds.
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The Hungarian National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYÉI) estimated in 2023 that roughly 12% of Hungarian secondary school students engage in some form of online betting monthly.
MOSTLY BS
Fishing is among the most dangerous jobs, with high injury and mortality rates.
Claim:
In 2021, the International Labour Organization stated that fishing has high rates of occupational accidents and work-related mortality compared with other productive activities, especially in artisanal fishing where informality…
HARDLY BS
Many cancers show elevated glucose uptake and lactate production measurable for diagnostics.
Claim:
Warburg-effect-related metabolic changes in cancer generate measurable biomarkers, including glucose and lactate, that can be used in cancer diagnostic strategies.
HARDLY BS
Mexico’s death registry data show cancer causes about 12% of annual deaths.
Claim:
In Mexico, cancer accounts for approximately 14% of annual deaths.
SOME BS
In typical amounts, coffee adds to fluid intake without causing net dehydration.
Claim:
People need to drink extra water to compensate for dehydration caused by drinking coffee.
TOTAL BS
Academic procrastination interventions typically target self-regulation or environments, rarely both.
Claim:
Most existing approaches to reducing academic procrastination focus primarily on either improving study environments or developing individual self-regulation skills, rather than combining both approaches.
NOT BS
Lighting, air quality, thermal comfort, and noise can affect students’ concentration and academic performance.
Claim:
Environmental factors such as lighting, air quality, physical comfort, and distractions can influence concentration and academic performance.
NOT BS
Peer-reviewed studies find academic procrastination affects a large share of university students.
Claim:
Academic procrastination is common among university students.
NOT BS
Excess sugar intake can lower testosterone, and reducing it may help some men.
Claim:
Sugar deficiency increases testosterone levels in men.
TOTAL BS
Sugar intake is associated with short-term testosterone drops and lower levels.
Claim:
Reducing dietary intake of added sugar increases testosterone levels in men.
MOSTLY BS
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