Misleading
Low amounts of fluoride added to community water not associated with neurotoxicity, contrary to online claims
Claim:
Fluoride is a neurotoxin; community water fluoridation is associated with lower IQ in children
Iria Carballo-Carbajal
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-19 -
Misleading
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
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
Viral claim using Dr. Sebi image 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, Social media user, 2024-10-05 -
Unsupported
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
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
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
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
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
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
