Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness.

the verdict

SUPPORTED

the evidence backs this

Recorded sources

5 sources for · 0 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Is it true that fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness?

Yes. Fainting is universally defined in medical literature and everyday parlance as a temporary or short-term loss of consciousness.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

How claims like this are judged

Judged against reference works: claims of this kind are settled by reference works, not journal abstracts.

Evidence for · 5

PLOS (all journals): Diagnosis and prevention of the vasodepressor type of neurally mediated syncope in Japanese patients

Defines syncope (fainting) as a natural and complete recovery of consciousness following a transient loss.

Get citation

PLOS (all journals): Diagnosis and prevention of the vasodepressor type of neurally mediated syncope in Japanese patients. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251450

See more details

More for · 4

National Institute for Health and Care Research: Health Technology Assessment - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT

Explicitly defines fainting as short-term loss of consciousness.

Get citation

National Institute for Health and Care Research: Health Technology Assessment - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT. (n.d.). National Institute for Health and Care Research. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK604683/#app6

ClinicalTrials.gov: Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry for Unexplained Syncope: Time to Treatment, Arrhythmia Diagnosis and Outcome

States that syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness also known as fainting.

Get citation

ClinicalTrials.gov: Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry for Unexplained Syncope: Time to Treatment, Arrhythmia Diagnosis and Outcome. (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05957315

GovInfo: FR 2020 10 15

Defines vasovagal syncope (fainting) as a temporary loss of consciousness.

Get citation

GovInfo: FR 2020 10 15. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-10-15

Human Phenotype Ontology: Human Phenotype Ontology: Loss of consciousness

Lists fainting as a synonym for transitory loss of consciousness.

Get citation

Human Phenotype Ontology: Human Phenotype Ontology: Loss of consciousness. (n.d.). Human Phenotype Ontology. http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0007185

Receipt History

Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.

Check your own claim

Challenge the receipt

I have a source that contradicts this verdict I have a source that supports it No source: request a receipt review Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work