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Corrections

Errors should become visible evidence of correction, not disappear silently. Material changes to published investigations are logged here.

Do audiophile power conditioners improve sound?

Corrected the description of Alpha Audio power-conditioner testing: its accessible article describes the Prism dScope setup, but the numerical noise results and any blinded audible-benefit outcome were not independently verified; the verdict remains Inconclusive / Low.

Conclusion changed: No

Do ships and aircraft disappear unusually often in the Bermuda Triangle?

Corrected the Bermuda Triangle evidence status from Contradicted / Moderate to Unsupported / Low: the 2022 casualty study lacked shipping and flight-exposure denominators and cannot establish a matched regional disappearance-rate comparison.

Conclusion changed: Yes

Are NASA and astronomers hiding an approaching planet?

Added a publicly reported 2025 distant-planet search candidate to distinguish open detection research from evidence of a secretly confirmed Earth-approaching planet; the conclusion remains Unsupported.

Conclusion changed: No

Is Nibiru a real planet that repeatedly enters the inner Solar System?

Added a 2025 infrared search reporting one unconfirmed distant Planet Nine candidate and clarified that it provides neither a measured orbit nor evidence of Nibiru entering the inner Solar System; the conclusion remains Contradicted.

Conclusion changed: No

Are inventors of disruptive energy technologies commonly murdered?

Clarification: 2025 Connecticut appeal directed one Mallove-murder defendant’s convictions vacated and a new trial; separated prosecution theory from final findings. Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Are working self-powered water-fuel engines being suppressed?

Substantive scope and status revision: restricted the Claim to closed self-powered water-fuel engines and the hiding of those specific alleged working devices; changed Evidence Status Unsupported to Contradicted, Quality High retained. Actual externally powered hydrogen systems remain outside scope.

Conclusion changed: Yes

Does sleeping near a Wi-Fi router prevent normal biological repair?

Evidence update: assessed the 2024 baby-monitor pilot and applied the published review corrigendum removing a duplicated report (40 studies, 2,857 people) and correcting sleep estimates; Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Is International Space Station footage filmed on Earth or underwater?

The earlier Contradicted / High verdict relied on orbital observations of the ISS to address a separate question about the origin of onboard footage. The revised Unsupported / Moderate conclusion distinguishes station observations, clip-specific provenance and the ground-correlated ILAN-ES camera experiment.

Conclusion changed: Yes

Does Mohenjo-daro preserve evidence of an ancient nuclear explosion?

Separated the nuclear-physical hypothesis from the disputed instant-massacre skeleton narrative in a separate Investigation; changed the nuclear-only Evidence Status from Contradicted to Unsupported, Quality Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: Yes

Does stomach acid digest swallowed glass and make it safe to swallow?

Editorial clarification: strengthened glass-ingestion warnings and added Online Challenges & Claims as contextual classification after documenting challenge-framed online media; the precise Claim, Evidence and Contradicted / Moderate conclusion remain unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do 432 Hz or 528 Hz have unique healing effects?

Corrected interpretation of the 42-person dental study using baseline-adjusted cortisol comparison, documented 2019 crossover corrigendum favoring 440 Hz on tiredness, and kept small positive sleep findings. Unsupported / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Could a Large Hadron Collider (LHC) black hole grow and threaten Earth?

Material evidence and scope update: split the former combined black-hole/portal claim; the original permanent article now evaluates Earth-threatening growth only; its status changed from Unsupported to Contradicted using conservative astrophysical constraints. The microscopic-black-hole production and portal allegations are covered in separate Investigations.

Conclusion changed: Yes

Are chemtrails a secret large-scale spraying program?

Integrated the 2016 corrected expert survey and 2026 GAO audit, clarifying that real weather modification and imperfect reporting do not establish secret airline spraying. Evidence Quality recalibrated from High to Moderate without changing Unsupported.

Conclusion changed: No

Were the Egyptian pyramids built by extraterrestrials?

Linked original Wadi el-Jarf excavation record and the same excavator's 2026 synthesis to independent Giza settlement archaeology, separating known Egyptian logistics from unsettled lifting techniques. Contradicted / High unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can HAARP control weather on demand?

Added quantitative evidence from a direct 2020 HAARP ionospheric experiment and distinguished plasma measurements from lower-atmosphere weather. Evidence Status Contradicted and Quality High unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can HAARP or similar radio transmitters trigger major earthquakes?

Added original induced-seismicity analysis and contrasted subterranean fault stress with HAARP ionosphere measurements. Evidence Quality recalibrated from High to Moderate without changing Contradicted.

Conclusion changed: No

Is a vast hidden underground city or energy complex beneath Giza?

Separated authenticated Khufu muon voids, the August 2026 retraction of a 2022 Khufu SAR paper, and the independently unvalidated 2025 Khafre city claims. Evidence Quality recalibrated High to Moderate without changing Unsupported.

Conclusion changed: No

Did ancient civilizations use lasers to cut and shape stone?

Editorial update: Added a 2023 measured granite-work-rate experiment and separated physical tool capability from the diagnostic evidence a laser hypothesis would require. Evidence Status remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Was the Baghdad Battery intentionally used as an ancient battery?

Editorial update: Added a 2026 quantitative reconstruction, the electrolyte and collector conditions, and the distinction between laboratory voltage and ancient intention. Evidence Status remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can food or cosmetics literally be chemical-free?

Clarified literal chemical composition versus meaningful restrictions on named ingredients and their detection limits; broad verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Are working free-energy or over-unity devices routinely suppressed?

Evidence Quality update: actual patent-secrecy orders are separated from unverified over-unity machine function and systematic suppression; Evidence Quality changed from High to Moderate while Unsupported status remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Was the Great Pyramid an ancient power plant?

Editorial update: Updated original Giza construction evidence and clarified the distinction between confirmed archaeological context and speculative energy mechanisms. Evidence Status remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can permanent magnets power a self-running motor indefinitely?

Clarification and source update: magnetic work, restoration of the initial configuration and the full load and loss budget are distinguished; the Contradicted verdict remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Was the transistor developed from recovered extraterrestrial technology?

Scope clarification: the former combined recovered-electronics origin allegation is narrowed to the transistor, with integrated circuits, lasers and fiber optics assessed in separate new Investigations; Unsupported remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do orgonite devices neutralize harmful electromagnetic fields?

Evidence update: a directly relevant 2015 orgonite appliance study and a distinct Polish institutional test of a related radiation neutralizer were added with device-identity and measurement limitations; the Unsupported verdict remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do pyramids produce a distinct, nonstandard kind of energy?

Scope clarification and evidence update: nonstandard pyramid energy is separated from conventional externally excited radio-wave modeling, and primary milk-microbe and 2024 packaging experiments are discussed with their confounding limitations; the Unsupported verdict remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Could the Rapa Nui islanders transport the moai without modern machinery?

Editorial update: Separated the original compound claim into transport only; erection is evaluated independently in the separate moai-erection Investigation. Added 1998 transport comparison and qualified corrected 2025 data. Evidence Status remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do useful zero-point-energy devices already work and get suppressed?

Evidence update: positive but unsettled 2019 gas-flow radiation and 2021 microscopic cavity-current experiments were added, distinguishing measured 1.4 picowatts from normalized 70 W/m2 and from usable net generation; Unsupported remains unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does acupuncture relieve chronic pain beyond sham treatment?

Evidence clarification: 2018 and 2020 patient-data analyses reuse overlapping trial populations; the incremental benefit over sham remains modest and condition-dependent.

Conclusion changed: No

Do aluminum-containing antiperspirants increase breast-cancer risk?

Added Trinh et al. 2024 pooled observational OR 0.96 (95% CI 0.78–1.17; I2 60%), while retaining a positive 2017 high-use subgroup and aluminum-specific causal uncertainty. Verdict Inconclusive / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can amygdalin or laetrile treat cancer?

Specified the 178 treated/175 evaluable uncontrolled regimen, one ten-week partial response, subsequent progression, 2022 NCI PDQ context and cyanide hazard; no convincing human treatment benefit. Contradicted / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does drinking your own urine provide health benefits?

Evidence clarification: a 2010 study examined bacterial contamination in collected urine specimens, not benefits or harms from drinking one's own urine.

Conclusion changed: No

Can eliminating dietary sugar starve cancer?

Evidence update: a 2026 glioma systematic review included mostly nonrandomized ketogenic-diet studies. Dietary glucose regulation is not evidence that sugar removal cures an established cancer.

Conclusion changed: No

Can foot reflexology treat organs through mapped reflex zones?

Added another original 32-person acute physiologic experiment supporting a bounded hemodynamic signal, while maintaining no proven organ-specific clinical treatment. Verdict Unsupported / Low unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does 'terrain theory' show that germs do not cause infectious disease?

Clarification and bibliographic correction: clarified that terrain means the host biological environment and that this Investigation evaluates the strong germ-denialist claim; added documented 2020 and 2022 circulation examples as Claim Provenance, separate from Evidence Sources; corrected titles and publication classifications for 2024 PNAS, 2024 Annual Review of Microbiology, and 2025 WHO resources. Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do herbal parasite cleanses reliably eliminate intestinal parasites?

Added the original 60-child papaya seed/honey randomized pilot outcomes and two transient treatment complaints; does not establish commercial multi-herb product efficacy. Verdict Unsupported / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Is high-dose intravenous vitamin C a proven stand-alone cancer cure?

Added original patient-flow and outcome denominators for the 2024 pancreatic and prostate IV-ascorbate adjunct trials, preserving a strict distinction from stand-alone cancer cure. Verdict Contradicted / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do homeopathic remedies work beyond placebo?

Evidence-status correction: Earlier Inconclusive / Moderate could imply that clinically meaningful specific efficacy is supported at an actionable level. Re-review of original RCTs, competing meta-analyses and the independent 2024 Australian condition-specific GRADE evaluation supports Unsupported / Low for the affirmative therapeutic claim. Positive pooled and two low-certainty outcome signals remain reported; this does not mean every trial is negative or that efficacy is conclusively impossible.

Conclusion changed: Yes

Can iridology diagnose internal disease from iris patterns?

Disclosed a recently published favorable-but-unblinded diagnostic study and distinguished 2023 government review preparation from its review-program title. Verdict Contradicted / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do mRNA COVID-19 vaccines increase myocarditis risk in young males?

Clarified that the quoted attributable risk estimates are for the combined myocarditis-or-pericarditis endpoint, with age, product, second-dose denominators and confidence intervals. Supported / High unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Were the plagues of Egypt caused by a cosmic catastrophe?

Added 2025 Egyptian museum-object chronology with denominator and calibration caveat and separated disease plausibility from verified sequence and cosmic trigger.

Conclusion changed: No

Does Reiki work beyond placebo through healing energy?

Evidence update: 2026 studies of sham design and a corrected small sham-controlled ICU trial were assessed, separately from the unverified healing-energy explanation.

Conclusion changed: No

Was SARS-CoV-2 deliberately genetically engineered?

Added the revised 2023 synthetic restriction-site preprint's statistical and recombination caveats and the opposing genomic analysis. Possibility is not proof of deliberate engineering; Unsupported / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Did SARS-CoV-2 begin through a research-related laboratory incident?

Clarified that 2024 Huanan environmental viral/wildlife DNA co-detection supports market-associated zoonosis but does not identify an infected animal or first spillover. Lab-related emergence remains unresolved; Inconclusive / Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does sweating or sauna meaningfully detoxify the body?

Evidence update: a 22-person sweat assay documents measurable ions, but does not demonstrate lower systemic toxicant burden or clinical detoxification.

Conclusion changed: No

Was Venus expelled from Jupiter?

Explicitly narrowed the historical Jovian-ejection Claim and corrected the overstatement of Venus isotope origin evidence.

Conclusion changed: No

Do 5G mobile networks cause cancer?

Evidence clarification: added original prospective COSMOS study data with direct distinction between historical cellphone tumour endpoints and unmeasured 5G-specific risk; quantified the 2025 5G-era RF measurement study's units, frequency coverage, country-level scenarios and limitations. Evidence status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Should activated charcoal be used routinely as a general detox supplement?

Evidence interpretation update: clarified activated charcoal's limited role in selected acute poisonings and why adsorption under specific time-sensitive toxicology conditions does not support daily systemic detox supplementation.

Conclusion changed: No

Is adrenal fatigue a medically established cause of common fatigue symptoms?

Evidence update: added stress-exhaustion cortisol observations, a 2026 ME/CFS HPA synthesis concerning a different condition, and the published 2016 adrenal-fatigue review erratum (DOIs 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001091, 10.1038/s41380-026-03608-1, 10.1186/s12902-016-0132-8). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can an alkaline diet prevent disease by stopping the body from becoming acidic?

Evidence update: incorporated 2025–2026 retrospective oncology findings while separating urine from blood pH, diet from alkalizing agents and clinical associations from causation; a subgroup survival comparison used only 24 versus three people (DOI 10.3389/fonc.2026.1867616). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does aspartame cause cancer in humans at ordinary approved dietary exposures?

Evidence update: included the 2022 French prospective cohort (102,865 adults; aspartame HR 1.15, 95% CI 1.03–1.28) and a separate positive 2026 observational signal. These associations do not establish cancer causation at ordinary approved exposures; outstanding original-study access limits remain disclosed.

Conclusion changed: No

Does baking soda cure cancer by alkalizing the body or tumors?

Major original-evidence addition: 2016 randomized local bicarbonate-TACE comparator and 2025 n413 arterial bicarbonate-TACE cohort; 2016 survival-ITT nonsignificance, 2025 repeated imaging responses and cointerventions; no oral cancer-cure trial. Prior draft had understated local human study evidence; verdict for household oral cure unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can bioresonance reliably diagnose and treat disease through body frequencies?

Factual correction and evidence clarification: the 2014 MORA smoking-cessation pilot was previously called randomized, but the full paper describes alternating assignments; its positive self-reported one-year result and inconsistent denominators remain reported with limitations (DOI 10.1159/000365742). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do Bluetooth devices cause cancer because they emit radiofrequency radiation?

Evidence clarification: specified Wall et al. 2019 original Bluetooth-to-2G-handset comparison measures external RF power density (22 older handsets, headset 10–400 times lower), not personal tissue SAR or cancer incidence, and quantified indirect human phone cancer evidence limits. No change in status.

Conclusion changed: No

Do chiropractic subluxations cause systemic disease beyond musculoskeletal problems?

Evidence update: expanded sham-controlled and systematic-review results for non-musculoskeletal manipulation and included published methodological criticism of overgeneralizing null evidence. Broad systemic-disease causation or treatment effects remain unestablished.

Conclusion changed: No

Does repeated cold exposure broadly prevent infections by boosting immunity?

Evidence interpretation update: clarified that the 2016 randomized cold-shower trial found fewer sickness-related absences (IRR 0.71) but no statistically significant reduction in days of illness (IRR 0.89); prevention of infections was not demonstrated (DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0161749). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does cupping pull toxins out of the body?

Evidence update and clarification: added 2018, 2020 and September 2026 uncontrolled wet-cupping studies measuring blood-metal concentrations. The 2020 steelworker trial included 44 completers and reported lower levels for 10 of 13 metals; no study demonstrates that skin marks show toxins, controlled whole-body clearance or clinically beneficial detoxification. This exact claim remains Unsupported / Moderate.

Conclusion changed: No

Does ear candling remove earwax, toxins or pressure through suction?

Evidence update: expanded the direct 1996 ear-candling bench and clinical results, including the tested pressure mechanism, earwax findings and injury-report denominators. The evidence still contradicts the suction claim; reported injuries do not establish a population injury rate.

Conclusion changed: No

Are electromagnetic hypersensitivity symptoms reliably caused by electromagnetic fields under blinded exposure?

Factual correction (2026-10-09): our article previously cited a 2024 RF symptom review as 41 studies/2,874 participants. The authors' 2024 corrigendum (DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108892) removed duplicate reporting of one experiment: 40 distinct studies/2,857 participants. Selected outcome estimates were corrected as well; the acute-blinded conclusion and Evidence Status are unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do electromagnetic-field (EMF) stickers reduce radiofrequency exposure, harmonize it, or prevent illness?

Evidence and scope clarification: evaluated general passive-EMF products separately for measured RF/SAR attenuation, operationally unspecified harmonization and human disease protection. Preserved the positive 2007 paramagnetic-disc report only at publisher-abstract access level; no product-specific efficacy verdict. Umbrella Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does fluoride calcify the pineal gland and suppress cognition?

Evidence update and interpretation clarification: added the 2025 fluoride/IQ methodological criticism and author response plus updated hazard-versus-dose context, distinguishing high-exposure associations from community fluoridation at 0.7 mg/L, pineal-mediated harm or intentional population control.

Conclusion changed: No

Are green lumps passed after liver flushes actual gallstones?

Protocol and source clarification: NCT06699030 registry lists day-3 and day-6 ultrasound clearance as primary endpoints, while the published study protocol labels day-3 primary and day-6 secondary; dosing, delayed-active control and unresolved historical registry version documented. No posted trial outcomes or proof that classic flush lumps are gallstones; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does 'terrain theory' show that germs do not cause infectious disease?

Evidence update: incorporated a 2026 peer-reviewed controlled human pertussis exposure study and a separate non-peer-reviewed 2026 symptom preprint; colonization, symptomatic infection and host susceptibility remain distinct endpoints (DOIs 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101313, 10.64898/2026.06.09.26355227). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Is gluten unhealthy for everyone?

Evidence update: added blinded gluten/fructan/placebo challenge evidence and distinguished established gluten-related conditions from the universal-harm claim. The 59-person sample cannot be generalized to everyone.

Conclusion changed: No

Does grounding or earthing treat inflammation and chronic disease?

Evidence update: incorporated 2025 controlled postoperative and sleep-mat studies, noting baseline imbalance, inconsistent CRP units and irreconcilable participant counts; chronic-disease treatment remains unproven (DOIs 10.3390/jcm14113844, 10.1016/j.aimed.2025.01.005). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does a high reading on a consumer radiofrequency (RF) meter by itself prove medical danger?

Technical clarification: added primary ICNIRP 2020 guideline and its distinct basic restrictions and external reference levels, with units, different spatial/temporal averaging requirements and near-field cautions. No change to the conclusion that a consumer RF reading alone cannot diagnose medical danger.

Conclusion changed: No

Does homeopathy work because water remembers substances that were diluted away?

Original-evidence and replication update: added blinded 2005/2009 arsenic-wheat studies with reversed or unreproduced effects, Endler 2015 bibliometric follow-up and previously omitted high-dilution reviews; overlapping datasets, basophil and plant model controls, full-text limitations and absence of a validated substance-specific water-memory mechanism made explicit. Verdict Unsupported / Quality Moderate unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does hyperventilation oxygenate the body because more breathing means more oxygen delivery?

Evidence update: expanded full original 2015 physiology measurements; cerebral oxygenation and blood flow fell during short hyperventilation near sea level but the cerebral oxygenation response differed at extreme altitude; 12 participants initially, nine on day 2 and seven on day 7 at altitude (DOI 10.1016/j.wem.2014.10.001). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do juice cleanses detox the body better than normal liver and kidney function?

Evidence update: added a 2025 fourteen-participant juice-diet microbiome study while distinguishing microbial composition changes from named-toxin clearance or patient-relevant detoxification; clinical toxin-clearance trial coverage remains incomplete.

Conclusion changed: No

Do mRNA vaccines alter or permanently integrate into human DNA?

Status-calibration/source-status update: publisher listing currently flags Speicher et al. 2025 under investigation and separately says minor corrections do not change academic content; exact corrected passages inaccessible for line-by-line review. No human chromosomal-insertion claim proven; Evidence Quality remains moderate.

Conclusion changed: No

Is raw milk inherently healthier and safe because pasteurization destroys its benefits?

Evidence update and scope clarification: added original U.S. raw-milk outbreak surveillance and its missing per-serving risk denominator, while acknowledging observational farm-milk/asthma findings and farm-environment confounding. The blanket safety and nutritional-superiority claim remains contradicted.

Conclusion changed: No

Can Rife or frequency generators cure cancer or infections?

Evidence update: added separate 2011 n=41 and 2023 n=66 uncontrolled liver-cancer amplitude-modulated electromagnetic studies; neither tested historical/commercial Rife machines or proved cancer cures (DOIs 10.1038/bjc.2011.292, 10.1002/cam4.5944). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do smart meters cause cancer or recurring headaches through radiofrequency (RF) emissions?

Evidence and scope clarification: separated residential smart-meter cancer incidence from recurring-headache causation, retained heterogeneous 868/902–928/915-MHz dosimetry and the 81-meter-bank counterexample, and distinguished >88,000 utility meter logs from clinical participants. Umbrella status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does turning Wi-Fi off at night materially reduce cancer risk?

Evidence clarification: added original 2024 Wi-Fi/IoT household exposure measurements and disclosed their industry sponsorship while differentiating router-origin RF reduction, whole-person exposure and unmeasured cancer-incidence benefit. No change in verdict.

Conclusion changed: No

Do vaccines commonly cause lasting infertility?

Scientific calibration: Evidence Quality lowered from High to Moderate on the research draft because the 2026 fertility umbrella review rates its pre-2024 evidence very-low-to-low, outcomes are heterogeneous and original inactivated-vaccine FET cohorts conflict; broad 'commonly persistent infertility' verdict Misleading unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do vaccines commonly cause lasting infertility?

Interim scientific-calibration record: the inherited High Evidence Quality was provisional given endpoint heterogeneity and low-certainty review findings. It was subsequently changed to Moderate on October 9 after outcome-specific review; the Misleading verdict was retained.

Conclusion changed: No

Does normal household Wi-Fi exposure cause cancer?

Evidence clarification: supplied original study denominators and frequency scope for 2007 Wi-Fi measurements, and added 2024 measured/modeled smart-home RF exposure with its industry funding and limits; neither supplies household cancer incidence. Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Is the Wim Hof Method a proven general treatment for disease?

Evidence update: added 2026 multiple-sclerosis three-arm trial (60 assigned; 43 completers) and separated exploratory immune biomarkers from unproven improvement in disease outcomes (DOI 10.1007/s10072-026-08895-8). Evidence Status unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do acupuncture meridian maps follow fascia, nerves or other known anatomical structures?

Scope clarification and expanded evidence review: the original article combined meridian anatomy, distinctive channels and acupuncture-point properties. This revision tests correspondence of traditional route maps to known anatomical structures versus matched control routes. Two separate Investigations now assess physical network identity and point-specific features. Evidence status stays Inconclusive and quality stays Low.

Conclusion changed: No

Does apple cider vinegar cause meaningful weight or body-fat loss?

Evidence update: newly available 2026 blinded ACV-and-metformin placebo trial and original 2020 metformin-adjunct comparison added; synthesis and retraction limitations remain, verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does baking soda cure cancer by alkalizing the body or tumors?

Evidence update: 2026 local bicarbonate plus anti-PD-1 cohort analyzed; clarified conflicting clinical administration-route wording and absence of oral-cure evidence. Verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does high dietary sugar intake directly cause cancer?

Evidence update: prospective sugar-sweetened beverage associations separated from causal claims about isolated sugar and cancer, with preprint status disclosed; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does electrohomeopathy work beyond placebo?

Evidence update: original uncontrolled case reports and two registered but unreported herbal electrohomeopathy trials distinguished from demonstrated placebo-controlled benefit; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Can prolonged fasting alone treat or cure cancer?

Evidence update: bounded human oncology trial inventory distinguishes fasting alongside treatment from fasting as sole cancer therapy; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does fasting improve human health through autophagy?

Evidence update: human autophagic-flux pilot and randomized-substudy assay data and their limits for clinical causation clarified; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Does intermittent or periodic fasting extend human lifespan?

Evidence update: conflicting observational mortality cohorts and short-term fasting RCTs distinguished from direct causal evidence of human longevity; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do vaccines cause autism?

**Clarification and evidence update:** The 2014 meta-analysis's 1,256,407 represents summed cohort-study enrollment counts, not a verified deduplicated number of unique children; some contributing older Danish cohorts share birth-year eligibility. The 2026 WHO final review and large vaccine-specific populations remain central to the conclusion. No change to **Contradicted / High**.

Conclusion changed: No

Do vaccines commonly cause lasting infertility?

Evidence update: contradictory 2022–2026 primary FET/ART cohorts and natural fecundability outcomes analyzed; selection, timing and sterilization intent separated; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No

Do vaccines commonly cause lasting infertility?

Scope clarification: evaluates persistent infertility in previously fertile people; allegations of deliberately engineered sterilization are separate from the biological question.

Conclusion changed: No

Does vinegar reduce the post-meal rise in blood glucose?

Evidence update: original short-term crossover comparisons and the limitations of meal-specific glucose AUC versus long-term disease outcomes clarified; verdict unchanged.

Conclusion changed: No
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