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0	15661	"""The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state """"is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff."""	"""Gingrich said the Clinton Foundation """"took money from from foreign governments while (Hillary Clinton) was secretary of state. It is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff."""" A clause in the Constitution does prohibit U.S. officials such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton f...	false
1	9893	Annual Mammograms May Have More False-Positives	This article reports on the results of a study of nearly 170,000 women who had screening mammograms beginning between age 40-59. The study found that over ten years of screening mammograms, over half of the women will experience a false-positive recall for additional mammography. In addition, 7%-9% of the women will ha...	mixture
2	11358	SBRT Offers Prostate Cancer Patients High Cancer Control and Low Toxicity in Fewer Treatments	This news release describes five-year outcomes for 309 men with early-stage prostate cancer who received stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), which delivers targeted doses of radiation cheaper and faster than the prevailing radiation therapy treatment for prostate cancer. The study measured the rates of severe i...	mixture
3	10166	Study: Vaccine for Breast, Ovarian Cancer Has Potential	While the story does many things well, the overall framing of the story is that the vaccine “shows promise,” when the evidence actually points in the other direction. Because only one patient in the study remains cancer free and because that patient may very well have benefited from an earlier cancer vaccine and other ...	true
4	11276	Some appendicitis cases may not require ’emergency’ surgery	We really don’t understand why only a handful of mainstream news organizations reported this story. (At least in what we found.) The most common emergency surgery in the world. Rushing to emergency surgery may not carry any benefit. Waiting a few hours may be safer and less expensive. Why is that not a story? We applau...	true
5	8713	Britain to reveal trial criteria for coronavirus antibody tests.	British regulators will this week reveal approval criteria for firms offering new coronavirus antibody tests, touted by governments in Britain and elsewhere as critical to easing nationwide lockdowns without helping the virus to spread.	true
6	9851	Angioplasty through the wrist backed by new study	This is a good piece of reporting about a recent study comparing two different insertion sites to obtain access for angioplasty. While not providing any insight about the specific circumstances when there may be medical reasons to chose one access site over another, the story did a nice job of informing readers that th...	true
7	2768	U.S. says results encouraging for healthcare delivery reforms.	The Obama administration on Thursday reported what it called encouraging results from efforts to reduce healthcare costs and improve the quality of care for more than 5 million Medicare beneficiaries under Obamacare	true
8	2717	Latest trial in J&J talc litigations gets under way in California.	A California jury on Monday heard opening statements in the latest trial over allegations that Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ.N) talc-based products, including the company’s baby powder, were contaminated with asbestos and cause cancer.	true
9	10527	Poor test results for heart drugs	"""The story reports no additional cardiovascular protection with the cholesterol lowering drug ezetimibe (Zetia) alone, or in combination with the statin simvastatin (trade name Zocor). The report is unfortunately yet another example of an attempt to explain a very complicated story in a short TV chat. The study desig...	false
10	28215	Opossums kill thousands of ticks each week, inhibiting the spread of Lyme Disease to humans.	What's true: Some data indicate opossums eat thousands of deer ticks per season, reducing the number that can go on to spread Lyme Disease to humans. What's false: How much of an impact opossums' eating ticks has on Lyme Disease infection rates is indeterminate.	true
11	5793	Democrats hoping to flip House not just trash-talking Trump.	Democrats hoping to flip enough seats to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives say they aren’t putting all their eggs in the anti-Trump basket.	true
12	36179	Hoodies riddled with faux bullet holes bearing the names of schools involved in massacres (including Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas) are available for purchase.	Are ‘School Shooting Hoodies’ With Faux Bullet Holes Real?	mixture
13	11433	Cancer Activist Sounds Alarm For Early Testing For Genetic Marker	Fails to present the nuances associated with testing for BRCA gene mutations. Focusing on a patient advocate who encourages genetic testing in those with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer may have helped narrative flow, but it may not have been representative of women’s experiences. While the risks as...	false
14	12216	At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by.	"""Trump said """"at the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this surge and they let it go by."""" Trump made the statement in the context of rising opioid overdose deaths. An analysis of data shows that federal drug charges overall declined 23 percent ...	mixture
15	30635	The train carrying GOP members of Congress to a West Virginia retreat crashed due to a Deep State plot.	Sites like YourNewsWire, Gateway Pundit and InfoWars have made it a habitual practice to cynically exploit tragedies and spread false information about them for their own purposes.	false
16	2981	Sex tech from women-led startups pops up at CES gadget show.	Sex tech is gracing the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week, a year after organizers took fire for revoking an innovation award to a sex device company led by a female founder.	true
17	29528	Waxed apples cause cancer.	"""What's true: Apples are commonly coated with food-grade wax to extend their shelf lives. What's false: Waxed apples aren't """"known carcinogens""""; the use of wax on apples isn't a secret."""	false
18	26007	Viral image Says BBC prematurely reported “Ghislaine Maxwell moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen.”	The BBC did not publish an article dated July 11, 2020, about Ghislaine Maxwell moving to intensive care because of COVID-19 symptoms.	false
19	13871	John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline.	Climate activists targeted BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, in London on Monday, demanding that major financial institutions starve fossil fuel companies of the money they need to build new mines, wells and pipelines.	mixture
20	3077	Officials alert health care providers of HIV surge.	Massachusetts officials alerted health care providers to test frequently for HIV and to quickly report new infections to the Public Health Department.	true
21	30992	The United States Secret Service arrested Alec Baldwin for threatening President Donald Trump at the 2017 Emmy Awards.	Other stories that have taken in readers of the site include claims that a Muslim mayor outlawed Christmas in 2017, and that a Muslim federal judge had ruled that two items of sharia law were now considered legal in the United States. Neither story had any truth to them whatsoever.	false
22	32993	Hillary Clinton is (or was) a member of Monsanto's board of directors.	But despite the rumor’s proliferation across social media, there’s no truth to the claim that Hillary Clinton sat on Monsanto’s board of directors at any point during her career. Moreover, we found no direct ties between Hillary Clinton and the agribusiness firm in regards to political fundraising. Apart from working w...	false
23	15232	Rhode Island will become just the second state to mandate the vaccine … and the only state to do so by regulatory fiat, without public debate, and without consideration from the elected representatives of the people.	"""The center says """"Rhode Island will become just the second state to mandate the vaccine … and the only state to do so by regulatory fiat, without public debate, and without consideration from the elected representatives of the people."""" The center, in its statement, got two things right and two things wrong. It ...	mixture
24	9605	I’ll never go through shoulder surgery again, so here’s what I did	This story tells the tale of the writer’s experience using a new therapy for a rotator cuff injury, a procedure called platelet-rich plasma, or PRP. The writer previously had undergone traditional rotator cuff injury surgery and cited a long and difficult recovery, making the allegedly easier procedure and recovery fro...	mixture
25	37873	CostCo stores will require shoppers to wear masks beginning on May 4, 2020.	Is CostCo Requiring Shoppers to Cover Their Faces?	true
26	7453	Brazil cities lurch to lockdowns amid virus crisis red flags.	Faced with overwhelmed hospitals and surging coronavirus deaths, Brazilian state and city governments are lurching forward with mandatory lockdowns against the will of President Jair Bolsonaro, who says job losses are more damaging than COVID-19.	true
27	10931	Laser Used to Blast Away Cells Causing Irregular Heartbeat	Another HealthDay, another story straight from a news release. Which might not be so bad if it only put things in a balanced perspective. Which this one doesn’t, as they often don’t. We also didn’t hear anything about why we don’t jump to conclusions after studies in just 27 people. And why was the pig research thrown ...	false
28	8069	Slovakia's new government to sharply ramp up coronavirus testing.	Slovakia aims to sharply increase daily coronavirus testing in the next few weeks by bringing bringing in laboratories as the new government seeks to put a clamp on the coronavirus outbreak.	true
29	26723	The coronavirus is “simply the common cold.”	The 2019 coronavirus is part of a family of viruses that produce illnesses ranging from the common cold to more critical diseases such as SARS or MERS. The 2019 coronavirus is a new virus that had not been previously identified. Most cases of the 2019 coronavirus disease have been mild, but it’s been lethal for some pe...	false
30	10307	Encouraging news about reversing heart disease	This is an enthusiastic story about the results of the ASTEROID Trial, which showed that very high doses of Crestor (a statin) caused regression of atherosclerosis as shown on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in high risk patients. The story did not make clear that, while these results are intriguing, it is not clear th...	false
31	31799	Microwave ovens were banned in the USSR in 1976 to protect its citizens from harmful health effects.	The text from his website (which has a significant readership) has been repeated all over the web as fact, despite the truth that no such ban ever took place, and despite the fact that the claim stems from a possibly non-existent man with no apparent scientific credentials who may or may not have worked at the Atlantis...	false
32	31852	Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain all died with white Bic lighters in their pockets.	Britain should not follow the European Union’s “Museum of Agriculture” and let false concerns over U.S. farming practices get in the way of a post-Brexit trade deal, the U.S. ambassador to London said on Saturday.	false
33	12123	Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want.	"""Hodge said: """"Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want."""" Hodge didn’t deliver proof of Austin students including toddlers getting told that gender is fl...	false
34	10149	Spiriva as good as Serevent in asthma study	Helicopter pilot Mark Law did not hesitate to fly out to New Zealand’s White Island volcano immediately after it erupted to carry survivors to hospital, but after a harrowing week he knows his town’s adventure tourism industry faces an uncertain future.	mixture
35	5243	Massachusetts to help test addiction treatment rating system.	Massachusetts has agreed to participate in a new rating system that is being developed to measure the quality of addiction treatment programs.	true
36	36991	Secretary of State John Kerry’s daughter married an Iranian man with connections to an Iranian foreign minister who participated in nuclear negotiations.	John Kerry’s Daughter Married an Iranian with Connections to Nuclear Negotiators- Fiction!	false
37	702	U.N. urged by own staff to look at its climate footprint.	Close to 2,000 United Nations employees have called for the global body to reduce its carbon footprint, including through curbs on their own diplomatic perks like business-class flights and travel handouts, a letter obtained by Reuters showed.	true
38	4639	ALS patient behind ice bucket challenge: I will bounce back.	Pete Frates was mistakenly written off as dead this summer. Turns out, the man who helped spark the ice bucket challenge that raised millions of dollars for research on Lou Gehrig’s disease hasn’t gone anywhere yet.	true
39	3801	State Senate leader outlines agenda as lawmakers sworn in.	The Democratic leader of the Massachusetts Senate promised Wednesday to work for lower prescription drug costs, expanded mental health services and a reform to the state’s education funding formula as she laid out an ambitious agenda at the start of the Legislature’s new two-year session.	true
40	10018	Menopause: A flash of concern	For decades women have been encouraged to use hormone replacement therapy to stave off a variety of ills—from menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats to heart disease and osteoporosis. But as the result of new research over the past few years, more experts are urging caution. Recent findings suggest th...	false
41	29931	"""Sen. Elizabeth Warren once said: """"Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed."""	Contrary to the impression created by the LifeNews and NewsTarget articles, Warren was not likening a human fetus to a set of tonsils. Furthermore, the quotation included in the meme that re-emerged in January 2019 was a fabrication: Warren simply did not say, “Having an abortion is no different than someone having the...	false
42	26761	Instagram posts Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States.	Nine people have died from the coronavirus in the United States. The first death was reported on March 1.	false
43	14336	"""Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler Says Rick Scott """"cut Medicaid"""" so people can't """"get Obamacare."""	"""The activist at Starbucks said Rick Scott """"cut Medicaid"""" so people can't """"get Obamacare."""" Her point-blank accusation that Scott cut the program doesn’t fit. But through Scott’s inaction and the Florida House's resistance to expansion, many Floridians are not benefitting from either subsidies to buy priva...	mixture
44	41009	Italy is hit hard, experts say, only because they have the oldest population in Europe.	Whilst it is true that an older population has contributed to a high number of deaths in Italy, it may not be the sole reason.	true
45	8737	'Enemy of mankind': Coronavirus deaths top SARS as China returns to work.	China raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic, as authorities made plans for millions of people returning to work after an extended Lunar New Year break.	true
46	12494	Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border.	"""Ramos said, """"Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border."""" Violent crime rates in some border communities are lower than in other parts of the United States, according to FBI data. The FBI has warned against using its crime rates to rank communities’ safety because doing so overloo...	true
47	2572	Holiday fitness gifts trend from high-tech to basic.	Looking for the perfect holiday present for a fitness fan? Gift offerings this year range from apps that can store a run in the country to be viewed later to gadgets so sophisticated they measure quality of sleep as well as calories burned.	true
48	40739	The message claims that the singer Shakira was a guest on MTV and during a segment of live telephone calls refused to speak to an Israeli caller. She is quoted as having said that she’d rather have pigs listening to her music than Israelis. The eRumor encourages a boycott of Shakira’s music.	A New York court on Thursday temporarily halted a state ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, giving the embattled vaping industry a breather just a day before the state’s prohibition was due to take effect.	false
49	34499	"""Secretary of State John Kerry """"funneled"""" taxpayer money into his daughter's global charity."""	Given that Seed Global Health was expressly conceived to provide specialized services within the framework of the Global Health Service Partnership, it would appear to meet all necessary criteria for an exception to the requirement of open competition.	unproven
50	26595	An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.	An audio message lists 10 ways people can avoid contracting COVID-19. We fact-checked five of the most questionable claims. There is no evidence that sipping water every 20 minutes or exposing your clothing to the sun can help prevent the coronavirus. Officials advise people to wash their hands, but not every 20 minute...	false
51	7606	Mass virus test in nursing home seeks to combat loneliness.	Some were born in this warren of small rooms in what used to be a hospital, dating to the 17th century. Many are likely to die here. And all are currently confined to their rooms, denied the simple comfort of human companionship.	true
52	23166	Dwayne Bohac Says the Annie's List political group supports third-trimester abortions on demand.	"""Texas Rep. Dwayne Bohac says Annie's List supports """"third-trimester abortion on demand"""""""	false
53	10101	Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea	The story presents one glowing personal anecdote about the new devices but no sense of how much research has been done to date. It doesn’t discuss costs or spend enough time with independent experts. Because it selectively chooses the scariest facts about sleep apnea, it veers into disease-mongering, helping to hype th...	false
54	8628	Tokyo reports 143 new coronavirus cases, highest jump in one day: governor.	Some 143 more cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in Tokyo, the city’s governor said on Sunday, with the highest daily jump bringing the number of cases in the Japanese capital to more than 1,000.	true
55	15032	"""The gun industry is """"the only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability."""	"""Clinton said the gun industry is """"the only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability."""" Clinton is talking about a law that says the gun industry is protected from liability in certain instances, but the law also specifies several situations in which the gun industry is susceptible...	false
56	35637	A captive panda deliberately faked symptoms of pregnancy in order to obtain special treatment from her keepers.	Pandas that staff believe to be expecting are given a single, air-conditioned room, as well as more buns, fruit, and bamboo than non-pregnant pandas.	false
57	6818	Judge won’t end decades-old Everglades cleanup oversight.	A federal judge on Monday refused to end a decades-old court order that oversees water quality and environmental restoration in the sensitive Florida Everglades.	true
58	37568	A Washington, DC clergyman tested positive for COVID-19, potentially exposing congregants.	Did a Washington, DC Priest Expose Hundreds of Churchgoers to Coronavirus?	true
59	12479	"""Dan Patrick Says Texas tax legislation would """"save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."""	Patrick said legislation targeting local tax rate growth will result in the average Texas homeowner saving $20,000 a year over 20 years. That’s an absurd amount. Even if we look at what Patrick purportedly meant to say — $20,000 over 20 years — we find major flaws in the assumptions underlying that calculation. To reac...	false
60	3775	No more menthol cigarettes: New ban on tobacco, vape flavors.	Massachusetts became the first state to ban flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, after Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law on Wednesday a bill that’s meant to reduce the appeal of the products to young people amid a rash of illnesses and deaths linked to vaping.	true
61	31187	Indonesian villagers performed a rite that brought a dead woman back to life after three years in the grave.	The photograph does not show an actual zombie.	false
62	14753	"""Medicaid expansion """"could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."""	"""Landes, in a constituent survey, said Medicaid expansion """"could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion per year."""" That contradicts the latest estimates on expansion. Virginia’s gross cost in 2022 - the furthest out the projections go - would be $324 million. The net cost, after taking into account a...	false
63	7171	As wildfires grow deadlier, officials search for solutions.	Creating fire buffers between housing and dry brush, burying spark-prone power lines and lighting more controlled burns to keep vegetation in check could give people a better chance of surviving wildfires, according to experts searching for ways to reduce growing death tolls from increasingly severe blazes in Californi...	true
64	16297	"""Some doctors say Ebola can be transmitted through the air by """"a sneeze or some cough."""	Will said that some scientists say that Ebola can be transmitted in public by a sneeze or a cough. The source of that was a commentary about the risks to hospital workers treating people in advanced stages of the disease. One of the authors of that commentary said her work applied only to health care workers in those s...	false
65	14848	The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012.	At a time when new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are down globally, Fulton County touted a report that showed its mortality rate dropped 59 percent from a peak in 2004. The report, and state data, back up the dramatic decline. While Atlanta remains in the top five cities in the nation for such deaths and still...	true
66	28785	Stem cells can be harvested from baby teeth, so it's a good idea to preserve them in private stem cell banks for future use in medical treatments.	What's true: Research shows that stem cells can be harvested from baby teeth and have potential dental and medical uses in repairing and regenerating tissues, and commercial facilities exist for the preservation and storage of dental stem cells for future use, at a price. What's undetermined: Whether, to what degree, o...	mixture
67	14624	Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)	"""An Internet rumor propagated in a YouTube video claims that the """"Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)."""" There’s no evidence that this is true. The argument offered — where the Zika outbreak occurred matches up with where the transformed mosquitoes were released — doesn’t hold up. What’s more, the ...	false
68	17148	"""Freedom Partners Says Bruce Braley took """"tens of thousands from his friends in the health insurance industry"""" and gave them """"special favors"""" by voting for Obamacare."""	"""Freedom Partners’ ad claims that Braley took """"tens of thousands from his friends in the health insurance industry"""" and gave them """"special favors"""" by voting for Obamacare. Braley did take tens of thousands of dollars from the insurance industry, though from all types of insurers, not just health insurers....	false
69	33670	Shaving makes your hair grow back in thicker, faster, and fuller.	Does hair grow back darker or thicker after it has been shaved?	false
70	3165	Arkansas election office may move due to high mold levels.	Mold contamination at an election commission office in Arkansas is so extreme that staff health and electronic voting machines are at risk, and officials are looking for an alternative working space.	true
71	1391	Britain confirms bird flu case in Lancashire, to cull infected poultry.	The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found in a flock of about 10,000 pheasants at a farm in Lancashire, northwest England, British authorities said on Tuesday.	true
72	16316	"""If Florida expanded Medicaid, """"some studies indicate it would create about 120,000 jobs."""	"""Crist said """"some studies indicate"""" expanding Medicaid would """"create about 120,000 jobs."""" Crist was referring to one study done for the Florida Hospital Association, a supporter of Medicaid expansion. That study predicted about 120,000 new jobs. There have been several studies that predict job growth rela...	mixture
73	41639	£1.8 billion of ‘new money’ has been announced for the NHS over the next five years.	£850 million has been announced for 20 hospitals over the next five years and £1 billion for the NHS in capital funding this year. The £1 billion is money that NHS trusts previously earned through a cost-cutting incentive scheme, but were then told not to spend. It is ‘new’ in the sense that the Treasury had not previo...	mixture
74	40835	Increasing the international health surcharge to £625 and extending it to all foreign workers, including EU migrants after Brexit, will raise over £500 million a year.	It’s unclear how the Conservatives have calculated this figure. We’ve asked for more information.	unproven
75	2258	Britain loses case to delay submission of air pollution plan.	The British government has failed in a legal bid to delay the publication of its plan to tackle air pollution until after the general election on June 8.	true
76	21809	You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea.	Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N) plans to ramp up manufacturing capacity for its lower-cost continuous glucose monitor, the FreeStyle Libre, by three to five times in the next few years, aiming to reach millions more patients worldwide, the company told Reuters.	true
77	11447	Tai Chi Reported to Ease Fibromyalgia	This is a well considered look at a limited study of an unusual approach to a disorder that has stumped clinicians for decades. It is the only one of the five stories we reviewed that quoted a patient about her experience. This has pluses and minuses. The patient’s extraordinary improvement after tai chi could give rea...	true
78	10042	FDA approves AbioCor heart	This is an extremely upbeat article for use of an artificial heart device in the treatment of a very select subset of individuals with end stage heart failure. While mentioning that this device is only for patients with advanced heart failure who have no other options and would otherwise die, the story just three sente...	mixture
79	9578	New treatment offers some hope for an unshakable tremor	This story describes a recently FDA-approved device to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication. The ExAblate Neuro, made by Dallas-based InSightec, uses magnetic resonance images taken during the procedure to deliver focused ultrasound that destroys tissue in the thalamus, the part of th...	true
80	9710	FDA Approves Roche’s Cotellic Treatment for Melanoma	This story reports on U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval of Cotellic in combination with vemurafenib to treat advanced melanoma, cancer that has spread throughout the body. The story adheres very closely to the FDA announcement and includes ample information on the side effects. However, the story does not convey...	false
81	42183	"""FDA-approved """"synthetic marijuana"""" leads to deaths in Illinois."""	Q: Did an FDA-approved form of “synthetic marijuana” lead to recent deaths in Illinois? A: No. The drugs that have killed four people in the last two months are unregulated and illegal.	false
82	28199	Sen. David Perdue advised attendees to offer up an ominous prayer aimed at President Obama during the 2016 Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference.	What's true: Sen. David Perdue referenced Psalms 109:8 at an event; Perdue's representative later denied he wished death on the President. What's false: Sen. Perdue didn't explicitly state attendees at the conference should pray expressly for the President to die.	true
83	26471	This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that.	Conway suggested that the World Health Organization should have been on top of the novel coronavirus earlier on because “this is COVID-19, not COVID-1.” COVID-19 stands for “coronavirus disease 2019” — reflecting the year in which the disease was first identified. Conway later said on Twitter that she knows why the d...	false
84	8947	Fermented dairy products may protect against heart attack	The study described in this news release is a 20-year observational analysis of a very specific subgroup: Men from Eastern Finland, ages 42-60. The research question is: how do fermented dairy products (like yogurt, kefir, sour milk, cottage cheese, and quark) compare with non-fermented dairy (mostly milk) when it come...	false
85	8247	UK calls for 250,000 volunteers as virus deaths surge.	The number of coronavirus deaths in Britain jumped on Tuesday, the first day of a national lockdown, while the government called for 250,000 volunteers for the health service and announced a temporary hospital would open in London next week.	true
86	10118	FDA approves first inhalable version of insulin	This is a story about FDA approval for an inhaled form of insulin marketed as Exubera. The story discusses how this new form of insulin delivery may affect diabetics, possibly increasing adherence to blood sugar management by reducing the need for injected insulin. A cost comparison of the two forms of insulin is provi...	true
87	99	Iran's thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortage.	The plan to build a petrochemical plant near the Iranian city of Firouzabad had everything usually needed to get a project off the ground: approval from the nation’s top authority, funding from the Revolutionary Guards and plentiful gas feedstock.	true
88	30597	Tamiflu is responsible for the increased number of deaths this flu season.	While Tamiflu does list some scary side effects in its insert, these side effects are both rare and irrelevant to the increased number of influenza deaths this year.	false
89	12926	"""The Obama administration issued an """"11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood."""	"""Ernst said the Obama administration issued an """"11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood."""" It may be a slight exaggeration to use the word """"entrench,"""" since there are ways to overturn the rule within a matter of months, and it should be noted that the rule woul...	true
90	6671	Plague confirmed in prairie dogs in Commerce City.	Plague has been confirmed in prairie dogs at several sites in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, prompting officials to close some parks and take other precautions.	true
91	8556	Indonesia reports biggest jump in coronavirus deaths as Malaysia trend improves.	Indonesia reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths on Thursday, bringing the total confirmed number to 280 in the world’s fourth most populous country, the highest death toll in Asia outside China where the virus first emerged.	true
92	26473	Facebook post Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit.	An executive order by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer does not prohibit gardening or the sale of any particular product. Stores in Michigan larger than 50,000 square feet must close areas that sell carpet or flooring, furniture and paint, as well as garden centers and plant nurseries.	false
93	21026	"""Greg Walden Says the federal stimulus program was ineffective because """"the number of jobs has actually decreased by 18,300 through July 2011."""	Greg Walden says stimulus hasn't helped Oregon gain jobs	mixture
94	7454	Rules for reopening hotels, gyms, attractions taking shape.	A panel tasked with reopening New Hampshire’s economy amid the easing threat from the coronavirus pandemic agreed Tuesday on proposals for seven sectors, among them lodging, outdoor attractions and gyms.	true
95	22806	The Greenest County in America.	"""DeKalb """"greenest county in nation"""" claim gets muddy"""	false
96	6183	New California laws help animals, fire victims, immigrants.	Hundreds of new California laws take effect with the start of the new year, including measures stemming from the devastating wildfires that have swept the state. Others address animal rights, criminal justice, businesses and health care. Among them:	true
97	21950	Ten percent of violent deaths in the U.S. each year are due to strangulation.	R.I. Rep. DaSilva says 1 in 10 violent deaths in U.S. are caused by strangulation	false
98	37880	Quarantine is when you restrict the movement of sick people.	A Facebook meme asserted “QUARANTINE IS WHEN YOU RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF SICK PEOPLE, TYRANNY IS WHEN YOU RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF HEALTHY PEOPLE,” and it demonstrated lack of knowledge about the pandemic on myriad levels.Historically and through 2020, quarantine was never designed to apply to “sick people”; the word ...	false
99	37893	"""Hot mic"""" video from a White House coronavirus briefing revealed a far lower """"real"""" case-fatality rate, as well as the existence of a vaccine provided to the government and the press corps (but not you.)"""	Did a ‘Hot Mic’ at Coronavirus White House Briefing Reveal a COVID-19 Conspiracy?	false

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Dataset Card for PUBHEALTH

A dataset of 11,832 claims for fact- checking, which are related a range of health topics including biomedical subjects (e.g., infectious diseases, stem cell research), government healthcare policy (e.g., abortion, mental health, women’s health), and other public health-related stories

Citation Information

@article{kotonya2020explainable,
  title={Explainable automated fact-checking for public health claims},
  author={Kotonya, Neema and Toni, Francesca},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.09926},
  year={2020}
}