Science
Fact-checks of science, space, climate, and research claims.
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- The TikTok video presents several claims about animal behavior, most of which are support… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jul 15, 2026 · @mrfantog8sb archive · view post ↗
The TikTok video presents several claims about animal behavior, most of which are supported by scientific research. The anecdotes about a Rottweiler's gentle behavior towards baby animals, the universality of infantile features, and a leopard caring …
- The TikTok video accurately states that gold is largely impractical for tools and weapons… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jul 15, 2026 · @poraman.hn.119 archive · view post ↗
The TikTok video accurately states that gold is largely impractical for tools and weapons, yet has driven significant historical conflicts and exploration. The claim that humans' attraction to shiny objects, including gold, is an evolutionary instinc…
- The post claims that New York's share of the nation's millionaire population dropped from… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jul 14, 2026 · @headlines.360 archive · view post ↗
The post claims that New York's share of the nation's millionaire population dropped from 12% to just over 8%, resulting in nearly $11 billion in lost tax revenue, citing a new study by the National Taxpayers Union. This information is, including rep…
- VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the imagery identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic m… — False 10/100threads · Jul 13, 2026 · @candice_rice73533 archive · view post ↗
VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the imagery identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic media — this imagery is not an authentic photograph. The post claims that Earth's gravity will disappear for seven seconds on August 12, 2026, and that scientists…
- The Instagram post accurately conveys that scientific and medical breakthroughs are const… — Mostly true 68/100instagram · Jul 5, 2026 · @luxury archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately conveys that scientific and medical breakthroughs are constantly occurring and often go unnoticed by mainstream media. While the general sentiment is verified, some specific claims within the carousel, such as the comple…
- The Instagram post highlights several significant scientific and technological breakthrou… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jul 4, 2026 · @execute archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post highlights several significant scientific and technological breakthroughs, most of which are supported by recent news and scientific reports. These include advancements in Down syndrome research, eye drops for vision correction, ar…
- The post presents two photographs, one from 1920 and another from 2022, depicting a coast… — Misleading 25/100threads · Jul 2, 2026 · @manonaledgeltd archive · view post ↗
The post presents two photographs, one from 1920 and another from 2022, depicting a coastal area. While the existence of such photographs is plausible, the post's claim that they show no significant change in sea level is misleading. Scientific data …
- The Instagram post accurately states that there are historical mysteries that continue to… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jul 2, 2026 · @ein_q8 archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately states that there are historical mysteries that continue to puzzle humanity, and that these include unreadable manuscripts and ancient ruins. Reputable sources like Britannica, National Geographic, and History.com indeed…
- The post accurately states that each mudra takes approximately two minutes to perform and… — Mostly true 65/100threads · Jul 1, 2026 · @healthyyogaguru archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that each mudra takes approximately two minutes to perform and that mudras may help promote relaxation, mindfulness, and overall well-being. confirmed by 4 sources. However, the claims that mudras directly support the healt…
- VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the video identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic med… — Misleading 25/100threads · Jul 1, 2026 · @diet.xperts archive · view post ↗
VerifyMate's forensic analysis of the video identifies it as AI-generated / synthetic media — this footage is not authentic. The post, featuring an AI-generated video, makes several unsubstantiated and misleading health claims about specific drinks t…
- The social media post accurately states that NASA developed a zero-gravity coffee cup tha… — Verified 90/100instagram · Jul 1, 2026 · @uncover.quantum archive · view post ↗
The social media post accurately states that NASA developed a zero-gravity coffee cup that allows astronauts to drink coffee in space without a straw, similar to drinking on Earth. The cup utilizes surface tension and specially shaped channels, apply…
- The post accurately states that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill… — Verified 85/100threads · Jun 27, 2026 · @bratsay archive · view post ↗
The post accurately states that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill to ban new data centers until Congress studies the impacts of AI. This information is confirmed by 6 reliable sources. The graphic also mentions 'Mr. Gallagher'…
- This content is suspected to be AI-generated and has been flagged for likely synthetic ge… — Misleading 35/100threads · Jun 26, 2026 · @worldbuzz_now archive · view post ↗
This content is suspected to be AI-generated and has been flagged for likely synthetic generation or digital manipulation; its authenticity could not be independently confirmed. The video, depicting a team falling into a well while attempting to resc…
- The post accurately attributes the research to Dr. Eva Ramón Gallegos and her team at the… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jun 25, 2026 · @physicsuncovered archive · view post ↗
The post accurately attributes the research to Dr. Eva Ramón Gallegos and her team at the National Polytechnic Institute, detailing their use of photodynamic therapy to eliminate HPV in a clinical study involving 29 women. The description of the trea…
- The Instagram post accurately summarizes findings from a 2025 clinical trial published in… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Jun 25, 2026 · @physicsuncovered archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately summarizes findings from a 2025 clinical trial published in npj Science of Food, which investigated the effects of kimchi powder on human immune cell activity. The study involved overweight adults and observed modulation…
- The TikTok post makes several fabricated claims regarding the discovery of alien life, sp… — False 5/100tiktok · Jun 24, 2026 · @traa.putraeits archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post makes several fabricated claims regarding the discovery of alien life, specifically sharks, on Jupiter's moon Europa. It falsely states that the Europa Clipper mission is a lander that has already deployed an aqua drone and made these…
- The TikTok post contains a mix of factual and unsubstantiated claims. While US legislatio… — Misleading 35/100tiktok · Jun 24, 2026 · @everyoneclip78 archive · view post ↗
The TikTok post contains a mix of factual and unsubstantiated claims. While US legislation does mandate the declassification of UAP data, the claim that Deloitte has identified Non-Human Intelligence (NHI) as a primary 'Black Swan' risk is false. The…
- This content is suspected to be AI-generated and has been flagged for likely synthetic ge… — Misleading 35/100instagram · Jun 22, 2026 · @nightcreepyvideo archive · view post ↗
This content is suspected to be AI-generated and has been flagged for likely synthetic generation or digital manipulation; its authenticity could not be independently confirmed. The Instagram post accurately describes Dr. Michael Guillén's speculativ…
- The Instagram post, published by @mikestartegy1, contains several claims regarding an onc… — Mixed 65/100instagram · Jun 22, 2026 · @mikestartegy1 archive · view post ↗
The Instagram post, published by @mikestartegy1, contains several claims regarding an oncologist surgeon's observations and the link between processed meat and colon cancer. While the attribution of the post to the specified Instagram account is veri…
- This Instagram post accurately reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) classifie… — Mostly true 79/100instagram · Jun 21, 2026 · @askablkman archive · view post ↗
This Instagram post accurately reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) classified processed meats as Group 1 carcinogens in 2015, a classification indicating sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans, not identical risk levels to othe…
- This content is as a factual report on a regional folk tradition. While the remedy itself… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 19, 2026 · @mr.richest14 archive · view post ↗
This content is as a factual report on a regional folk tradition. While the remedy itself lacks medical evidence, the post accurately describes the practice of 'pulling the sun out of the head' and correctly identifies the scientific consensus that t…
- High-risk financial/audit claims are not supported by primary or independently auditable… — Mixed 49/100instagram · Jun 17, 2026 · @aiupdates.hub archive · view post ↗
High-risk financial/audit claims are not supported by primary or independently auditable evidence; available sources mostly show reporting or repetition of the claims rather than proof. The claims regarding Vertus's 2025 performance and its expansion…
- This content reported by the CDC, Reuters, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The st… — Mostly true 79/100tiktok · Jun 16, 2026 · @spencewuah archive · view post ↗
This content reported by the CDC, Reuters, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The statistics regarding the 2026 measles outbreak in the United States and the new Ebola cases in Uganda are entirely accurate and reflect official reports released b…
- The claims regarding the 2025 TEDx talk and specific scientific citations reported by Pub… — Mostly true 69/100tiktok · Jun 16, 2026 · @novostimira_t archive · view post ↗
The claims regarding the 2025 TEDx talk and specific scientific citations reported by PubMed, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and The Daily Texan. However, the central claim that menstrual blood can 'grow a new heart' is a scientific exa…
- This post is confirmed by 6 sources including the Journal of the International Society of… — Mostly true 83/100instagram · Jun 14, 2026 · @gopurehealth archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 6 sources including the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and the NIH. While the caption correctly identifies that the 56% DHT increase comes from a 2009 study and has not been replicated, the image mi…
- The claims in this post are confirmed by 5 sources, including Semafor, Axios, and The Wal… — Verified 100/100instagram · Jun 12, 2026 · @therundownai archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 5 sources, including Semafor, Axios, and The Wall Street Journal. Jeff Bezos and co-CEO Vik Bajaj officially launched Prometheus out of stealth on June 11, 2026, with a record-breaking $12 billion Series B fun…
- The scientific discovery described reported by the University of Sheffield and Frontiers… — Mostly true 68/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @elixirofscience archive · view post ↗
The scientific discovery described reported by the University of Sheffield and Frontiers in Pharmacology. However, the post is misleading because the '90% regrowth' and 'Minoxidil comparison' statistics are derived entirely from mouse models, and as …
- This post is misleading because it pairs factual generalities about scientific progress w… — Misleading 35/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @innovatiiveciety archive · view post ↗
This post is misleading because it pairs factual generalities about scientific progress with specific, sensationalized claims that are either fabricated or significantly distorted. For example, while researchers in the Netherlands have explored vacci…
- The events described are confirmed by 4 sources including AP News, CBS News, and The Wash… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @blacklandskonnected archive · view post ↗
The events described are confirmed by 4 sources including AP News, CBS News, and The Washington Post. Yukai Yang was indeed a Lehigh University student who poisoned his roommate with thallium. However, the post is misleadingly framed as current news;…
- The post features a fabricated image headline claiming protein shakes cause '480% greater… — Misleading 38/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · @peopleafteranesthesia archive · view post ↗
The post features a fabricated image headline claiming protein shakes cause '480% greater kidney injury' than steroids, a statistic that does not exist in any scientific literature. While the caption provides accurate health advice regarding protein …
- This post reported by the official NOAA Institutional Repository, Marine Mammal Science j… — Verified 100/100instagram · Jun 9, 2026 · @kingxitytv archive · view post ↗
This post reported by the official NOAA Institutional Repository, Marine Mammal Science journal, and major news outlets like CBS News and The Guardian. The content accurately reflects the findings of the 2016 study 'Humpback whales interfering when m…
- The nutritional claims regarding zinc and magnesium are confirmed by 3 reliable sources i… — Mostly true 85/100instagram · Jun 8, 2026 · @bodytruth.ig archive · view post ↗
The nutritional claims regarding zinc and magnesium are confirmed by 3 reliable sources including the USDA, NIH, and Mayo Clinic. While pumpkin seeds are a significant plant-based zinc source, the claim they have 'more than beef' is cut-dependent, an…
- This content is cross-checked by 3 sources including the FDA, NEJM, and NIH. While the bi… — Mixed 50/100instagram · Jun 7, 2026 · @elevatemindhq archive · view post ↗
This content is cross-checked by 3 sources including the FDA, NEJM, and NIH. While the biological mechanism of Romosozumab and the role of Vitamin K2 are scientifically grounded, the post is misleading because it falsely identifies the injectable dru…
- This post is confirmed by 4 sources including reports from the BBC, Popular Mechanics, an… — Mostly true 72/100instagram · Jun 3, 2026 · @buildyourmindsetdaily archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 4 sources including reports from the BBC, Popular Mechanics, and Nature. While the core scientific events described are authentic 2025-2026 breakthroughs, the post uses AI-generated imagery and contains a geographical error …
- The claim that consuming Moringa regrows hair in 12 weeks reported by the NIH and Mayo Cl… — Mixed 68/100instagram · Jun 2, 2026 · @elevatemindhq archive · view post ↗
The claim that consuming Moringa regrows hair in 12 weeks reported by the NIH and Mayo Clinic, which emphasize that while Moringa is nutrient-dense, hair loss is a complex medical issue with no single-food 'cure.' The post's caption is medically soun…
- This post by Dr. Darshan Shah is confirmed by 6 sources including recent 2024-2026 studie… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · Jun 1, 2026 · @drshahlongevity archive · view post ↗
This post by Dr. Darshan Shah is confirmed by 6 sources including recent 2024-2026 studies from the New England Journal of Medicine and the EPA. While the core claims about microplastics and PFAS are scientifically grounded, the post uses sensational…
- This post reported by the NIH, PubMed, and major fertility research institutes. The medic… — Verified 95/100instagram · May 30, 2026 · @drshahinghadir archive · view post ↗
This post reported by the NIH, PubMed, and major fertility research institutes. The medical claims regarding sperm production cycles and global count declines are accurate, and the featured expert, Dr. Shahin Ghadir, is a legitimate double board-cert…
- The claims regarding ginger's benefits for menstrual health are, including multiple peer-… — Mostly true 85/100instagram · May 28, 2026 · @calories.hub archive · view post ↗
The claims regarding ginger's benefits for menstrual health are, including multiple peer-reviewed clinical trials and meta-analyses. While the image is AI-generated and the 'two-week' protocol is a simplified social media framing, the underlying scie…
- This post is confirmed by 13 sources including NPR, the LA Times, and Newsweek. While the… — Mostly true 82/100instagram · May 26, 2026 · @polymarket archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 13 sources including NPR, the LA Times, and Newsweek. While the business news regarding 23andMe's bankruptcy and the Polymarket trading odds are factual, the 'whistleblower' claims regarding the CIA and Kit Green are reporte…
- The claims in this post are confirmed by 3 sources, including a landmark 2025 study in Na… — Verified 92/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · @health_newsexplained archive · view post ↗
The claims in this post are confirmed by 3 sources, including a landmark 2025 study in Nature Aging and multiple 2023-2026 clinical reviews. While the ranking is the author's synthesis, it accurately reflects the hierarchy of human clinical evidence …
- The claims that cinnamon reduces menstrual pain and heavy flow are confirmed by 4 sources… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · @sexyjokedus archive · view post ↗
The claims that cinnamon reduces menstrual pain and heavy flow are confirmed by 4 sources including the NIH and peer-reviewed clinical trials. However, the post is categorized as 'mostly true' because it omits vital safety information regarding couma…
- The core health claim is confirmed by 6 sources including Harvard Health and the National… — Mostly true 75/100instagram · May 25, 2026 · @explaining.biology_ archive · view post ↗
The core health claim is confirmed by 6 sources including Harvard Health and the National Institutes of Health, based on a long-term study of over 30,000 men. However, the post is mostly true rather than fully verified because the image text adds a s…
- The health and lifestyle claims in this post reported by the NIH and Mayo Clinic, though… — Mostly true 65/100instagram · May 24, 2026 · @primalresistance archive · view post ↗
The health and lifestyle claims in this post reported by the NIH and Mayo Clinic, though some are simplified for marketing. However, the post is a high-pressure sales funnel for a coaching program with no transparent reviews or pricing, and it uses s…
- The post's claims about Moringa's nutritional value and its role in supporting hair healt… — Mostly true 72/100instagram · May 23, 2026 · @explainingbodypains archive · view post ↗
The post's claims about Moringa's nutritional value and its role in supporting hair health are confirmed by 5 sources including the NIH and peer-reviewed studies. However, the specific claim of 'regrowing' hair within 12 weeks is based on a lifestyle…
- This content is confirmed by 13 sources including reports from Yahoo Finance, LifeSpan Ne… — Verified 88/100instagram · May 20, 2026 · @hustlebitch_ archive · view post ↗
This content is confirmed by 13 sources including reports from Yahoo Finance, LifeSpan News, and the World Governments Summit 2026. While the framing is sensationalized, the core claim that human trials for Yamanaka-factor-based cellular reprogrammin…
- This content reported by the American Cancer Society and the National Institutes of Healt… — Misleading 32/100instagram · May 17, 2026 · @lowtoxsahm archive · view post ↗
This content reported by the American Cancer Society and the National Institutes of Health. While it correctly notes that Hispanics have lower overall cancer rates, it uses this fact to push a pseudoscientific narrative that jalapeño seeds and 'paras…
- This Instagram post is mostly true, accurately reflecting a surge in 2024-2025 clinical i… — Mostly true 70/100instagram · May 17, 2026 · @backpaintipsfast archive · view post ↗
This Instagram post is mostly true, accurately reflecting a surge in 2024-2025 clinical interest regarding creatine's benefits for female reproductive and cognitive health. While the core claims are confirmed by 7 sources, including a landmark 2024 N…
- This content is misleading because it anchors legitimate health information to a fabricat… — Misleading 45/100instagram · May 15, 2026 · @nutrizenage archive · view post ↗
This content is misleading because it anchors legitimate health information to a fabricated scientific claim. While pineapple and cucumber are healthy, the assertion that a study found they can 'flush out years of built-up waste' reported by medical …
- The claims made in this post are confirmed by 3 sources including multiple meta-analyses… — Verified 82/100instagram · May 15, 2026 · @elevatemindhq archive · view post ↗
The claims made in this post are confirmed by 3 sources including multiple meta-analyses from the NIH and independent clinical trials. Research confirms that ginger's active compounds (gingerols and shogaols) reduce prostaglandin production, effectiv…
- This post is confirmed by 9 reliable sources, including Harvard Health and the journal Eu… — Verified 88/100instagram · May 14, 2026 · @elevatemindhq archive · view post ↗
This post is confirmed by 9 reliable sources, including Harvard Health and the journal European Urology. The content accurately reflects the findings of the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, which tracked nearly 32,000 men over 18 years and found…
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