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the claim
Every human being carries the tuberculosis bacterium
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REFUTED
the evidence says no
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0 sources for · 5 against

The claim that every human being carries the tuberculosis bacterium is false. Epidemiological data show that while tuberculosis and latent infections affect a significant portion of the global population, the vast majority of individuals do not carry the bacterium.

Evidence against · 5
2024 · cited by 10
Paper [1] notes that approximately two billion people carry an asymptomatic tuberculosis infection worldwide, which is a fraction rather than the entirety of the global population.
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The analysis

The claim is a specific, empirical assertion about whether every human carries Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Global epidemiological studies and prevalence data consistently show that infection rates range from roughly 10% to 25% regionally and globally, meaning the vast majority of people do not carry the bacterium. The claim is therefore clearly refuted by the retrieved literature.

More against · 4
2024 · cited by 5
Paper [3] reports a pooled tuberculosis infection prevalence of 17% in Saudi Arabia, demonstrating that not all individuals carry the bacterium.
2025 · cited by 1
Paper [5] analyzes large-scale latent tuberculosis infection rates in China, illustrating that infection affects specific subsets of the population rather than every human being.
2024 · cited by 1
Paper [7] states that approximately one-quarter of the world's population harbors tuberculosis infection, directly contradicting the claim that every human carries it.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper [10] finds a latent infection rate of 13.88% among new students in Taishan District, confirming that many individuals do not carry the bacterium.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → REFUTED · 604 Aug 2026
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