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    Alt News Science fact-checks misinformation in science and medicine using evidence based research. Follow Alt News Science on Twitter.

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    This section is edited by Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh, the founding-editor of Alt News Science. She tweets at @Neurophysik. She can be reached at sumaiya@altnews.in.

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    Ladder ‘walking’: It’s a phenomenon called passive dynamic walking, nothing paranormal about it

    30th August 202330th August 2023
    A video of a ladder moving on its own, purportedly from Jharkhand, is viral on social media. X (formerly Twitter) users shared it with the caption, “झारखंड हाई कोर्ट में...
    Ladder ‘walking’: It’s a phenomenon called passive dynamic walking, nothing paranormal about it
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    Misleading video claiming dry ginger can cure Omicron is scientifically baseless

    13th January 202214th January 2022
    In a 2-minute video, a man recommends a “technique” to prevent infection from Omicron, the latest COVID variant. He recommends snorting dried ginger. He even claims that he has sold...
    Misleading video claiming dry ginger can cure Omicron is scientifically baseless
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    An eye injury in Haryana that almost led to blindness from using cow urine treatment

    Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh1st July 20171st July 2017

    ¨A 24-year-old male presented with complaints of pain, difficulty in opening and blurred vision in both eyes for the last 48 hours. The symptoms had started right after instillation of…

    How a Fake ISIS threat was used to market pseudoscience

    Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh30th April 2017

    Dr. Mukesh Harilal Shukla, who claims to have studied B.Com (HA College of Commerce, Ahmedabad), and later an MD and PhD in Alternative Medicines (see the prerequisite for these courses here)…

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