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AI-generated celebrity endorsement videos on Facebook promote unproven cure for tinnitus
Claim:
EchoEase nasal inhaler cures tinnitus
Flora Teoh
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-05-15 -
IncorrectClaim that fungi are the sole cause of cancer misinterprets data, makes baseless assumptions
Claim:
Fungi are the cause of cancer
Source: Know The Cause, Doug Kaufmann, 2024-04-30 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental
Claim:
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are experimental, “ineffective and harmful”
Source: Facebook, Chris Oyakhilome, Sucharit Bhakdi, Peter McCullough, 2024-04-26 -
UnsupportedNo evidence budesonide, clarithromycin, and aspirin combination is “silver bullet” for COVID-19, contrary to Texas doctor’s claim
Claim:
Richard Bartlett found ‘“Silver Bullet” Covid Protocol’ but was silenced
Source: Big Honker Podcast, Richard Bartlett, 2024-01-30 -
UnsupportedMamavation report doesn’t provide sufficient evidence for the claim that Band-Aids contain “cancer-causing forever chemicals”
Claim:
Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in Band Aids
Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-04-03 -
IncorrectClaim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
Claim:
HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer
Source: Instagram, Pierre Kory, 2024-03-27 -
InaccurateNo, a court didn’t rule that the FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19
Claim:
Court rules FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19; FDA lost lawsuit, proving ivermectin is effective against COVID-19
Source: Vigilant Fox, Twitter, Gateway Pundit, Roger O'Handley, Pierre Kory, Jim Hoft, 2024-03-22 -
InaccurateClaims that long COVID doesn’t exist misrepresent study by Queensland Health researchers
Claim:
Queensland Health Researchers find that long COVID doesn’t exist
Source: New York Post, The Blaze, One America News Network, Brooke Mallory, Brook Mallory, David Landsel, Paul Sacca, 2024-03-14 -
UnsupportedInsufficient evidence for the claim that benzoyl peroxide in skincare products poses cancer risk
Claim:
Benzene in benzoyl peroxide-containing skincare products poses a cancer risk
Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-03-07 -
IncorrectDTaP vaccine isn’t associated with sudden infant death syndrome, whooping cough vaccine led to historic decline in cases
Claim:
Whooping cough vaccine was never necessary, DTaP vaccine is linked to sudden infant death syndrome
Source: Instagram, Jaclyn Simone, 2024-03-03
