Inaccurate
Kaposi’s sarcoma is an opportunistic cancer that occurs in advanced AIDS patients; it’s not caused by poppers
Claim:
Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma
Fernanda Ferreira
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Source: Facebook, Robert Willner, 2023-03-31 -
MisleadingInhaling hydrogen peroxide to counter pathogens is dangerous
Claim:
Inhaling hydrogen peroxide kills respiratory tract pathogens
Source: Infowars, Mike Adams, 2023-01-16 -
IncorrectHIV infection is the cause of AIDS; persistent HIV/AIDS denialism relies on false information and is potentially deadly
Claim:
“HIV does not cause AIDS”
Source: Instagram, Judy Mikovits, 2022-11-14 -
Accurate
Evidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
Claim:
“Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows”
Source: NBC News, Aria Bendix, 2022-10-06 -
Misleading
The amount of potassium chloride in Dasani bottled water is safe and won’t cause cardiac arrest
Claim:
“Potassium chloride actually causes cardiac arrest […] and we’re drinking it in Dasani water.”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-16 -
Unsupported
Claim that hydroxychloroquine is an effective early treatment for COVID-19 isn’t supported by evidence from clinical trials
Claim:
“The FDA hid the evidence that HCQ [hydroxychloroquine] was effective in the early treatment of the disease. Hundreds of thousands of people died as a result of this lie.”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, Harvey Risch, 2022-09-17 -
Unsupported
The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an “international medical crisis” is baseless
Claim:
“there is an international medical crisis due to the diseases and deaths co-related to the administration of products known as ‘COVID-19 vaccines’”
Source: One America News Network, Daily Sceptic, Social media users, 2022-09-10 -
What you need to know about the current monkeypox outbreak: transmission, symptoms, treatments, etc.
What makes the current monkeypox outbreak different is that the majority of confirmed cases in non-endemic countries have no history of travel to areas where monkeypox is endemic.
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Inaccurate
Persistent myths that HIV was created by the West and that HIV medication causes HIV are both false
Claim:
“HIV was an invention created by the West”, people “took the HIV medication and got HIV”, you can “reverse HIV naturally”
Source: Facebook, Yahdan Yada, 2022-04-25 -
Flawed reasoning
Higher myocarditis risk after COVID-19 than mRNA vaccination; contrary to Peter McCullough’s claim, young persons decrease their risk by getting vaccinated
Claim:
“We have 21,000 cases of myocarditis and climbing. […] Under no circumstances, should a young person ever receive one of these vaccines”
Source: Instagram, Facebook, Peter McCullough, 2022-04-04
