Misleading Health Posted on: 2024-10-20 Peter McCullough misleads again about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccines in viral interview Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe, they cause deaths by cardiac arrest and blood clots Source: The Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, Peter McCullough, 2024-10-01
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2024-10-17 Online posts encouraging the use of Vicks VapoRub inside the vagina are unsubstantiated and dangerous Claim: Applying Vicks VapoRub to the vagina “stops bladder leaks”, removes parasites Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-09
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2024-10-15 Viral claim by Dr. Sebi misleads on the effects of cortisol in the body, recommends unproven moringa supplement to lower cortisol levels Claim: Moringa supplements lower cortisol levels, improve overall health Source: Facebook, Alfredo Bowman, 2024-10-05
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2024-10-09 Peter McCullough’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines might have caused rise in sudden deaths relies on flawed analysis Claim: COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis is common and linked to sudden death Source: Facebook, Peter McCullough, 2024-09-12
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2024-07-25 Edible food coating Apeel doesn’t contain toxic ingredients; its ingredients are recognized as safe for use in foods Claim: Apeel contains harmful ingredients Source: TikTok, One America News Network, Facebook, Alison Steinberg, Social media users, 2024-06-26
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2024-07-19 Unprotected sun overexposure, not sunscreen or sunglasses, causes sunburn and skin cancer Claim: “sunscreen and then skin cancer, it's a direct correlation”; wearing sunglasses increases the risk of sunburn; sunscreen reduces vitamin D production Source: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-07-11
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2024-07-10 No research shows that COVID-19 vaccines promote cancer in people; study cited as evidence tested the spike protein from the virus in laboratory cells Claim: “SPIKE PROTEINS FROM COVID SHOTS COULD PROMOTE CANCER GROWTH” Source: Facebook, America's Frontline Doctors, 2024-07-01
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2024-06-20 Contrary to headline by The People’s Voice, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t “killing millions” but instead prevented deaths Claim: COVID-19 vaccines “are killing millions” Source: The People’s Voice, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 2024-05-31
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2024-05-31 Parkinson’s has no cure; nicotine patches haven’t been proven an effective treatment Claim: Nicotine patches can cure Parkinson’s disease Source: Flyover Conservatives, Bryan Ardis, 2024-04-14
Misleading Health Posted on: 2024-05-10 Very rare cases of blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are well-known and have been publicly recognized since 2021 Claim: AstraZeneca admits for the first time that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause blood clots Source: The Washington Times, The Independent, The Blaze, Liz Wheeler, Dan Bongino, 2024-04-28