Dr. Ben Carson didn’t discover a cure for headaches and other ailments, despite online claims

Dr. Ben Carson is a retired neurosurgeon and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary but social media posts would have people think that he should be known for discovering a cure for headaches and high cholesterol and blood pressure.

"Dr. Ben Carson discovered 3 completely natural ingredients that resulted in headaches disappearing, blood cholesterol levels lowering, and elevated blood pressure disappearing," reads a March 21 Facebook post’s text. It’s followed by a nonsensical quote: "Nine times out of ten the disease will disappear after such a cleaning of the container." The post links to a Finnish-language webpage with a picture of what looks like a headband.  

Text above an image of Carson says: "At 72, I feel like I’m 25. All because I cleanse my blood vessels before bed with this remedy. Write it down so you don’t miss it." 

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But Carson did not discover three such ingredients to cure headaches, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

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Four Florida counties had “zero results” Oct. 26, and “something underhanded might be happening.”

"Dr. Carson has not endorsed or ever heard of this," Brad Bishop, a Carson spokesperson, told PolitiFact. "That is completely fake." 

We’ve previously fact-checked similar claims that Carson endorsed CBD gummies to treat high blood pressure and that CNN reported Carson discovered a natural cure for headaches, high cholesterol and blood pressure symptoms. 

The network didn’t report it because it didn’t happen. 

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