A Facebook post claims that a Japanese directive allowed the installation of medical beds in hospitals across the country. The post has been circulating online for years and suggests that Japan would have approved a specific medical technology for hospital use.
The verification of this information indicates that this is a claim that does not correspond to reality. There is no record of any official Japanese directive approving such technology for use in hospitals in the country.
The fact-check piece seeks to clarify to the public that shares this information online that the promise of magnetic beds capable of treating serious diseases does not have verified basis.
The case illustrates how information about supposed innovative medical technologies continues to spread on social media, even without concrete evidence to prove its truthfulness.
