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Flora Teoh

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Posted on: 2023-06-13
Cleveland Clinic study didn’t find that taking more COVID-19 vaccine doses causes increased COVID-19 risk; association alone doesn’t imply causation

Claim:

“People Who Get More COVID Vaccines More Likely to Get the Virus, New Study Shows”

Source: Gateway Pundit, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Hill, Jim Hoft, Joe Rogan, 2023-05-30
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Posted on: 2023-06-02
No evidence that COVID-19 vaccination left actor Jamie Foxx “paralyzed and blind” from brain blood clot

Claim:

“Jamie Foxx Left ‘Paralyzed and Blind’ From ‘Blood Clot in His Brain’ After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine”

Source: OK! Magazine, Ask Dr. Drew, A.J. Benza, 2023-05-30
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Posted on: 2023-06-01
COVID-19 is caused by a virus, not snake venom; no snake venom in COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to claim by chiropractor Bryan Ardis

Claim:

COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in the COVID-19 vaccines and causes miscarriage

Source: Unrestricted Truths, The Stew Peters Show, Bryan Ardis, 2023-05-12
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Posted on: 2023-05-24
Lack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer

Claim:

Fenbendazole cures cancer

Source: Facebook, TikTok, Joe Tippens, 2023-05-17
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Posted on: 2023-05-22
Flawed comparison of cancer mortality between fluoridated and non-fluoridated U.S. cities doesn’t provide sufficient evidence that fluoride causes cancer

Claim:

Rise in cancer after water fluoridation was introduced shows fluoride causes cancer; “Fluoride amounts to public murder on a grand scale”

Source: YouTube, Facebook, Dean Burk, 2023-05-11
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Posted on: 2023-05-12
No evidence that hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure cancer; cancer and multiple sclerosis aren’t caused solely by parasites, contrary to claim by orthopedic surgeon

Claim:

Cancer and multiple sclerosis are caused by parasites; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin can cure cancer

Source: After Hours with Dr. Sigoloff, After House with Dr. Sigoloff, Lee Merritt, 2022-12-05
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- Health
Posted on: 2023-05-05
Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer

Claim:

Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer

Source: The School of Greatness, YouTube, Mark Hyman, Barbara O'Neill, 2023-03-23
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Posted on: 2023-04-26
Hydrogen peroxide given intravenously can be dangerous, has no known medical benefit

Claim:

Intravenous hydrogen peroxide "enables the body to cure itself of practically any disease"

Source: Facebook, Farley Malorrus, 2023-04-19
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Posted on: 2023-04-20
Analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling misrepresents official UK data, doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines led to 600,000 deaths

Claim:

“600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots Says Top Insurance Analyst”

Source: The Florida Standard, Josh Stirling, Jonas Vesterberg, 2023-04-08
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Posted on: 2023-04-19
High population immunity and low virus circulation the reasons for new Swiss COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, not vaccine injuries

Claim:

Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns

Source: Twitter/X, Anthony Hinton, 2023-04-08