A team of public health researchers found "very low-certainty evidence" to support a commonly held belief that nicotine ...

Sitting might be slowly killing you, but your standing desk likely isn’t the solution. That’s according to Stephen Williams, ...

Based on survey data, young adults covered by Tobacco 21 (T21) laws say they are smoking less. Biomarkers paint a smokier ...

The adjusted risk for COPD was elevated among adults who identified as regular cigarette smokers before age 15 years, ...

Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. Cue the discontent.

A short video of a journalist walking up to an auto rickshaw and confronting a police official sitting inside has been shared with a claim that the official was caught smoking charas (cannabis) in ...

A study found that burning wood in our homes is one of the most dangerous types of air pollution. Here’s what you need to ...

A viral video falsely claims to show a Punjab Police officer running from a reporter after being caught smoking weed. Fact-checking reveals the incident occurred in Pakistan's Punjab.

This group is diverse, with an increasing number who say they are of two or more races. For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the ...

Tom Norton is Newsweek's Fact Check reporter, based in London. His focus is reporting on misinformation and misleading information in U.S. public life. He has in-depth knowledge of open source ...