Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-08-29 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data Claim: “[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life” Source: GB News, Mark Steyn, 2022-08-24
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-08-29 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data Claim: “[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life” Source: GB News, Mark Steyn, 2022-08-24
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-08-23 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of pregnancy complications; Pfizer’s clinical trial didn’t show increased rate of miscarriage in pregnant women Claim: “44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies” Source: Daily Clout, War Room Battleground, Naomi Wolf, 2022-08-12
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2022-08-13 Cancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer Claim: Cancer occurs when “your body is full of acidity”; alkalizing your body prevents cancer Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-07-23
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2022-06-16 Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role Claim: Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Substack, Social media users, Steve Kirsch, 2022-06-10
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2022-06-11 Scientific evidence shows that mask-wearing is effective at limiting community transmission; claims that face masks increase mortality are based on flawed correlation studies Claim: “Countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage”; “Mask Mandates [are] Associated With Increased Covid Death Rate” Source: The National Pulse, Townhall Media, Zacharias Foegen, 2022-06-05
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2022-05-26 Monkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines Claim: Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-05-13
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2022-05-20 No scientific evidence supports the claim that consuming apple cider vinegar is a rapid and effective long-term weight control approach Claim: Apple cider vinegar and thermogenic supplements are effective for rapid weight loss Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-05-01
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-05-18 The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe disease and other complications outweigh the risk of myocarditis, which is higher after COVID-19 itself Claim: “they were not able to find a single healthy child in america that died from COVID-19 […] but one in every 2700 people are getting myocarditis”; “athletes are collapsing on playing fields as for myocarditis and it's from the vaccines”; Moderna patent filed in 2019 is linked to the pandemic Source: This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2021-12-09
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-05-07 Multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media Claim: mRNA COVID-19 vaccines accumulate in the ovaries, change menstrual cycles, and lead the immune system to mount “an immune response to their own placental protein” Source: The Epoch Times, James Thorp, Michael Yeadon, 2022-05-27