Topic
Product claims
19 assessed claims about product claims involving 11 organizations. The labels compare each claim with the record. They do not rate the organizations.
- Supported5
- Partly supported4
- Contradicted5
- Outdated1
- Unresolved3
- Unverifiable1
- Unresolved48Johnson & Johnson said in July 2026 that studies show talc does not cause cancer.
- Partly supported85The FTC alleged that Celsius falsely told customers their deposits were safe, that the platform was safer than a bank, and that it held a US$750 million insurance policy for deposits.
- Unresolved66Plaintiffs in US Roundup lawsuits have claimed that exposure to the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma in humans.
- Partly supported77Monsanto said in February 2026 that regulators, including the US EPA and EU bodies, conclude that glyphosate-based herbicides can be used safely and are not carcinogenic.
- Unresolved44Fast Retailing said in July 2021 that none of its production partners were in Xinjiang and in May 2023 that there is no forced labour in its supply chains.
- Supported93The Department of Justice said OneCoin was sold as a cryptocurrency but lacked a true blockchain, had no real value, and that its price was set by the company itself.
- Contradicted77Hino's initial 2022 disclosure said its engine data misconduct dated from around 2016.
- Supported63US Customs and Border Protection blocked a shipment of Uniqlo shirts at the Port of Los Angeles in January 2021 and ruled on 10 May 2021 that the company had not shown the shirts were free of forced labour.
- Supported74A September 2020 Hindenburg Research report said a Nikola promotional video showed its truck rolling down a hill after being towed up, not driving under its own power.
- Partly supported73The Hindenburg report said Nikola's claims to design key components in house were false and that it bought inverters from a supplier called Cascadia.
- Outdated86The US EPA's February 2020 interim registration review decision found that glyphosate is unlikely to be a human carcinogen.
- Partly supported55A Reuters investigation in December 2018 reported that Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos was at times found in its talc and talc powders.
- Contradicted76Johnson & Johnson said in December 2018 that its baby powder is safe and asbestos-free.
- Unverifiable31A 2018 press report said Kobe Steel's data fraud had lasted nearly five decades.
- Contradicted93Theranos represented to investors that its portable blood analyzer could run a full range of blood tests from finger drops of blood.
- Supported79Kobe Steel disclosed in October 2017 that its Aluminum & Copper Business had shipped products that did not meet customer specifications with falsified inspection data.
- Contradicted88Volkswagen AG said in November 2015 that no software had been installed in its 3.0 liter V6 diesel engines to alter emissions in a forbidden manner.
- Supported97The US EPA alleged in a notice of violation dated 18 September 2015 that Volkswagen installed software in model year 2009 to 2015 2.0 liter diesel cars to defeat emissions controls.
- Contradicted88Purdue's original OxyContin label said that delayed absorption from OxyContin tablets was believed to reduce the drug's abuse liability.