Unsupported medical or health claims
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What triggers it
False or unsubstantiated health or medical claims, including health products promoted with unrealistic claims.
What Snapchat says
“Health-related false or unsubstantiated information”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Remove the claim or soften it to what reliable evidence supports, and cite the source.
Good to know
'Cures cancer', 'detox removes all toxins', 'vaccines cause X', 'lose 10 kg in a week'. The Illegal or Regulated page also makes soliciting 'health products with unrealistic claims' ineligible for recommendation.
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- Caption: looked at for this rule
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