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Claim by Robert F Kennedy Jr that one “vaccine injury” occurs for every 39 vaccinations is unsupported by scientific data
Claim:
Vaccine Injuries Ratio: One for Every 39 Vaccines Administered
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Source: Children's Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-10 -
InaccurateImpossible Whopper contains no estrogen; will not lead to men growing breasts if eaten in moderation
Claim:
The Impossible Whopper has 44 mg of estrogen and the whopper has 2.5 ng of estrogen
Source: Tri-State Livestock News, James Stanger, 2019-12-20 -
IncorrectTriple antibiotic cream or gel cannot prevent the flu, may also worsen antibiotic resistance due to indiscriminate use
Claim:
Swabbing nostrils with triple antibiotic cream or gel will prevent the flu
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2019-12-07 -
MisleadingThe flu shot is safe for pregnant women, does not increase the risk of spontaneous abortion
Claim:
4,250% increase in fetal deaths reported to VAERS after flu shot given to pregnant women
Source: Health Impact News, Vactruth, Christine England, 2012-11-25 -
InaccuratePopular Facebook meme misleadingly suggests that the measles vaccine caused 2019 Samoa measles outbreak
Claim:
Measles vaccine caused Samoa measles outbreak
Source: Stop Mandatory Vaccination, Anonymous, 2019-12-07 -
UnsupportedThe flu shot is safe and does not cause cancer, contrary to popular claim by chiropractor
Claim:
The flu shot is made with cancer-causing ingredients
Source: Anonymous Notables, John Bergman, 2018-04-28 -
InaccurateMike Adams falsely claims cancer genes and “entire genetic code” are found in vaccines, based on unverified report
Claim:
Vaccines [have been] found laced with entire genetic code for abnormal human loaded with cancer genes
Source: Corvelva, Natural News, Mike Adams, 2019-10-05 -
+1HighNew York Times accurately reports vaccine-derived polio outbreaks caused by low vaccine coverage
“The content of the article is correct: attenuated polio strain type 2 contained in the oral vaccine can – in very rare cases – mutate and cause disease in under-immunized persons. However it might be good to specify that if the vaccine coverage is good, this will not happen (so the vaccine coverage has to be maintained, since it has prevented 13 million cases since 2000, according to the WHO).”
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UnsupportedStudies worldwide demonstrate HPV vaccine safety and no association with serious autoimmune and neurological diseases or problems during pregnancy
Claim:
the autoimmune diseases and menstrual cycle problems and fertility problems [...] and all of the other things that we’ve now seen are associated with the [HPV] vaccine
Source: Children's Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-05-15 -
-0.5LowDaily Mail article misleads with clickbait headline claiming cowpox-derived virus will “kill every type of cancer”
“This article substantially overhypes early pre-clinical work with a viral therapy that has not yet been tested in even the earliest stages of human clinical trials. The headline is particularly misleading as I can find only three published papers suggesting the therapy has efficacy in lung, breast and colorectal cancers in cell lines and mouse models only.”
