Claim: You can save someone's life if they're having a stroke using a needle. If someone is having a stroke, sterilise a needle then use it to prick the tips of all 10 fingers of that person. After their fingers start to bleed, prick the soft parts of their ear. Then send them to a hospital.
Fact-check: A needle cannot save the life of someone having a stroke - Full Fact
Verdict: you absolutely should not do this. if you suspect someone is having a stroke, call 999.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-02-02T00:00:00