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No, Amazon Canada won’t ship baby formula orders to U.S. parents
Health
Spain is considering offering menstrual leave, but it wouldn’t be the first to do so
If Spain offers menstrual leave to its employees, it would join several countries that already do so.
Health
Yes, norovirus, or ‘stomach flu,’ outbreaks have increased in the U.S.
The number of weekly norovirus outbreaks rose from below 10 in early January to above 50 in early March 2022, data reported to the CDC show.
Health
Fact-checking if norovirus outbreaks have increased in the U.S.
The number of weekly norovirus outbreaks rose from below 10 in early January to above 50 in early March 2022, data reported to the CDC show.
Health
No, Tennessee did not ban Plan B emergency contraceptive
A viral tweet claimed a new law passed in Tennessee made it a crime to order emergency contraceptives. That’s false.
Health
Claim that Plan B emergency contraceptive pill has a weight limit needs context
Data detailing the effectiveness of Plan B in people who are considered overweight is “conflicting and too limited to make a definitive conclusion,” the FDA says.
Health
Yes, the tobacco industry has targeted menthol cigarettes to minority groups
Advocates say the tobacco industry has unfairly targeted Black Americans and other minority groups through its menthol cigarette marketing practices.
Health
Yes, vasectomies are reversible
Most vasectomies can be reversed. Doctors recommend getting a reversal procedure done within 10 years of when the vasectomy was performed.
Vaccines
Yes, a Rhode Island bill aims to fine, tax eligible residents if they aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19
Under a recently proposed Rhode Island Senate bill, eligible residents would have to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face a monthly fine and pay double their income tax.
Health
Fact-checking Supreme Court justices' claims about flu deaths and kids with COVID-19 in ‘serious condition’
The VERIFY team investigated two claims about Supreme Court justices’ statements during oral argument, which have drawn criticism from some online.
Health
Yes, 45% of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma
Data show nearly half of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion care went to Oklahoma in the months after the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if the 45% of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma
Data show nearly half of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion care went to Oklahoma in the months after the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect.
Health
Spain is considering offering menstrual leave, but it wouldn’t be the first to do so
If Spain offers menstrual leave to its employees, it would join several countries that already do so.
Health
Yes, norovirus, or ‘stomach flu,’ outbreaks have increased in the U.S.
The number of weekly norovirus outbreaks rose from below 10 in early January to above 50 in early March 2022, data reported to the CDC show.
Health
Fact-checking if norovirus outbreaks have increased in the U.S.
The number of weekly norovirus outbreaks rose from below 10 in early January to above 50 in early March 2022, data reported to the CDC show.
Health
No, Tennessee did not ban Plan B emergency contraceptive
A viral tweet claimed a new law passed in Tennessee made it a crime to order emergency contraceptives. That’s false.
Health
Claim that Plan B emergency contraceptive pill has a weight limit needs context
Data detailing the effectiveness of Plan B in people who are considered overweight is “conflicting and too limited to make a definitive conclusion,” the FDA says.
Health
Yes, the tobacco industry has targeted menthol cigarettes to minority groups
Advocates say the tobacco industry has unfairly targeted Black Americans and other minority groups through its menthol cigarette marketing practices.
Health
Yes, vasectomies are reversible
Most vasectomies can be reversed. Doctors recommend getting a reversal procedure done within 10 years of when the vasectomy was performed.
Vaccines
Yes, a Rhode Island bill aims to fine, tax eligible residents if they aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19
Under a recently proposed Rhode Island Senate bill, eligible residents would have to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face a monthly fine and pay double their income tax.
Health
Fact-checking Supreme Court justices' claims about flu deaths and kids with COVID-19 in ‘serious condition’
The VERIFY team investigated two claims about Supreme Court justices’ statements during oral argument, which have drawn criticism from some online.
Health
Yes, 45% of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma
Data show nearly half of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion care went to Oklahoma in the months after the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if the 45% of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma
Data show nearly half of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion care went to Oklahoma in the months after the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect.
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