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International Age Rating Coalition

International media content rating initiative

Fact-Checks

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Dec 5, 2025
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Are cell phone towers linked to cancer in humans?

Major public-health bodies find little direct evidence that radiofrequency (RF) emissions from cell towers cause cancer in people; the FCC and American Cancer Society say there is “very little evidenc...

Jan 18, 2026
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What is the evidence linking sodium nitrite and other preservatives to specific cancers?

The strongest human evidence tying specific preservatives to cancers comes from large prospective cohort analyses, which report modest but statistically significant associations between certain additi...

Nov 10, 2025
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Are aspartame and acesulfame potassium safe for daily consumption?

Aspartame and acesulfame potassium (Ace‑K) remain approved for use and widely considered safe by major regulators when consumed below established Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) levels, but scientific d...

Dec 16, 2025

Glyphosate is harmful to humans, animals, and the environment

Scientific opinion on glyphosate is sharply divided: multiple recent animal and review studies report cancer, neurotoxicity, reproductive and microbiome harms from glyphosate or glyphosate‑based herbi...

Nov 22, 2025

Which peer-reviewed studies link GMOs to specific health problems in humans?

Peer‑reviewed human studies directly linking genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to specific health problems are sparse; most peer‑reviewed research that raises health concerns is either animal stud...

Dec 2, 2025

Is microwave can give radiation?

Microwaves in ovens and many devices emit non‑ionizing electromagnetic radiation that heats tissue the way it heats food; regulatory agencies say ovens that meet safety standards and are used properly...

Dec 1, 2025

What are the long-term cancer risks of drinking one glass of wine daily?

Drinking one 5-ounce glass of wine daily is linked to a small but measurable increase in risk for certain cancers — most consistently breast cancer — while evidence for many other cancer types is mixe...

Jan 18, 2026

What specific epidemiological studies most influenced IARC’s 2015 assessment of processed meat and colorectal cancer?

The IARC 2015 classification that processed meat is “carcinogenic to humans” (Group 1) and red meat “probably carcinogenic” (Group 2A) rested chiefly on a large body of epidemiological evidence — hund...

Jan 14, 2026

What evidence links urinary glyphosate concentrations to specific health outcomes such as oxidative stress markers or cancer risk?

The best human evidence to date links higher urinary glyphosate concentrations with increased urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress—not with proven causation of cancer in individuals—based largely on...

Dec 17, 2025

Are genetically modified ingredients harmful?

The weight of major scientific reviews and public-health agencies concludes that genetically modified (GM) ingredients on the market do not, as a class, present proven unique hazards to human health, ...

Dec 1, 2025

is a glass of wine a day harmful

Scientific debate is active: several recent reviews and meta-analyses find small, sometimes protective associations between light-to-moderate wine drinking and cardiovascular outcomes, but major publi...

Nov 25, 2025

Are there geographic hotspots where outdoor training athletes face higher cancer risks due to air pollution?

Outdoor athletes can face elevated long‑term cancer risks where ambient air pollution—especially PM2.5, PM10, NO2/NOx and ozone—is high, because those pollutants are linked to lung and some non‑lung c...

Nov 24, 2025

Are any Burn Jaro ingredients classified as carcinogens, mutagens, or reproductive toxins by agencies like IARC or OSHA?

Available reporting lists Burn Jaro’s public ingredient roster in several retail/review pieces (examples include Vitamin E, glucosamine sulfate, pectin, glucose syrup, citric acid and “natural flavori...

Nov 14, 2025

Which cancer types have shown the largest year-over-year incidence increases globally since 2020?

Reported global cancer incidence since 2020 is best described by large, modelled shifts driven mainly by demographics and uneven data updates rather than a uniform, year-over-year jump concentrated in...

Oct 17, 2025

5g

The supplied materials present three distinct claim clusters: general descriptions of 5G capabilities and mmWave benefits, public-health concerns alleging biological effects from radiofrequency emissi...