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A baby with measles in the Philippines, 2014. CDC Global / Public domain.

Measles: Antivax fake news kills children. RFK Jr. pushed vitamin A as a treatment and it still has ripple effects worldwide.

"The dose makes the poison." In 2025, three Americans died of measles — two of them children. Dozens were hospitalized — some from the disease, some from the government's treatment. In the end, fake news made measles deadly again.

June 23, 2026

Fake News·Health·Latin America·North America·Politics·USA

Indian Bisleri water bottles — "Botal Baba" claimed to cure cancer by blowing into bottles like these

India: “Bottle Baba” Pretended to Cure Cancer by Breathing Into Water. Arrested for Attempted Rape.

"Botal Baba" cured cancer with a water bottle in Uttar Pradesh. Arrested June 20, 2026, for attempted rape.

June 20, 2026

Crime·Health·Religion·South Asia

Health workers in protective equipment at an MSF Ebola treatment unit in West Africa

DRC: Communities Convinced Ebola Is Fake Burned Down the Clinics That Could Have Saved Them

Since May 15, 2026, two Ebola treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been set on fire by community members who believe the disease does not exist. The World Health Organization has attributed both incidents to misinformation spreading on social

June 18, 2026

Africa·Fake News·Health

A pediatrician examines a toddler at a medical clinic

Colombia: Fake Pediatrician Practiced at Multiple Hospitals — Three-Year-Old Dies

He had no medical degree. He treated children at multiple hospitals in Barrancabermeja. A three-year-old died.

June 17, 2026

Crime·Health·Latin America

Stethoscope and medical record on a desk

Fake Doctor Arrested in India: Surgeon Dropped Out in Seventh Grade

In Anand district, Gujarat (a state in western India, ~400 km north of Mumbai), medicine has found its newest prodigy. A man was arrested on June 1, 2026. He was practicing as a doctor. He administered allopathic treatments (conventional medicine and pharmaceuticals).

June 2, 2026

Crime·Health·South Asia

Sterile surgical scalpel used for medical procedures

Fake Surgeon Arrested in Colombia: Barber Performed Laser Liposuction

Eduardo David Ramos presented the profile of a simple barber. He hid a much darker reality. This man performed clandestine cosmetic surgeries. Police recently arrested him in Maracay (~100 km west of Caracas), Venezuela. He was trying to escape Colombian justice. A

May 23, 2026

Crime·Health·Latin America