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Gout is an inflammatory disease caused by uric acid crystals, not liver dysfunction
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Gout is “a liver condition”; uric acid crystals “aren’t the cause of gout or the cause of gout’s pain”
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Source: Instagram, Anthony William, 2024-09-04 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that red onion and Coca-Cola infusion cures the flu; drinking soda is linked to adverse health outcomes
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Drinking an infusion of red onion and Coca-Cola can cure the flu
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InaccurateNumbers on fruit and vegetable stickers don’t indicate whether they are genetically modified or not
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Five-digit numbers starting with eight on fruit and vegetable stickers indicate that they are genetically modified; “If you see this sticker on a fruit DO NOT buy it at any cost”
Source: Facebook, The Daily Mail, Social media users, 2024-08-31 -
UnsupportedLack of reliable evidence supporting the claim that sauna bathing is an effective way to “detox” the body
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Sauna bathing effectively detoxes the body by inducing sweating
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, Raymond Francis, 2024-08-31 -
InaccurateAlex Jones was fined 1.5 billion dollars for defaming families of Sandy Hook shooting victims; no evidence he was fined for warning about “Covid crimes”
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Alex Jones was fined 150 billion dollars for warning about crimes related to COVID-19
Source: Instagram, Brandon Tatum, 2024-08-31 -
Flawed reasoningPeople experiencing homelessness died more frequently from COVID-19 than the general population
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COVID-19 was not deadly, otherwise homeless people would not have survived the pandemic
Source: Threads, Social media user, 2024-08-21 -
InaccurateFacebook reel propagates vaccine and statin misinformation from health book author Raymond Francis
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Vaccines cause autism, ADHD, and cancer; statins “provide no benefit”, cause cancer and memory loss
Source: Facebook, Silicon Valley Health Institute, Raymond Francis, 2015-07-16 -
InaccurateVitamin D3 supplements are safe for treating vitamin D deficiency; comparison to rat poison is misleading
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“Vitamin D3 is radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform”, “Vitamin D3 IS RAT POISON !!”, “D levels are low because of lack of light and high vitamin A diets.”
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MisleadingFauci quoted out of context in misleading video, didn’t change his views about benefits of COVID-19 vaccines
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Fauci changed his views on COVID-19 vaccines benefits; Fauci’s remarks show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work as advertised
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-08-13 -
IncorrectWHO declaration of public health emergency triggered by worsening of mpox outbreak in Africa, not a ploy to push for using vaccine stocks
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The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines “stocked up in warehouses”; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are “rebranding” of the same virus
Source: Instagram, Rizza Islam, 2024-08-14
