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Sodium chloride and corn gluten meal aren’t hazardous to humans, even though they are used as mouse poison
Claim:
Salt and corn gluten meal are used to kill mice, they are hazardous to humans
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Source: Facebook, Michelle Jorgensen, 2024-06-29 -
CorrectFacebook reel correctly claims that babies under six months shouldn’t drink water
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Babies under six months shouldn’t drink water as it can result in health risks
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-06-13 -
How fears of parasites drive viral claims for detoxes and cleanses
Removing parasites from the body is a recurring theme in health misinformation on social media. These posts misleadingly suggest that…
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InaccurateContrary to headline by The People’s Voice, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t “killing millions” but instead prevented deaths
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COVID-19 vaccines “are killing millions”
Source: The People’s Voice, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 2024-05-31 -
UnsupportedSpontaneous remission of cancer is rare; no evidence it occurs from diet or lifestyle changes
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Diet and lifestyle changes, rather than standard treatments like chemotherapy or radiation, can cause spontaneous remission of cancer
Source: Anti-Cancer Mom, Cortney Campbell, 2024-06-13 -
InaccurateNo, former WHO scientist doesn’t face death penalty for advising against using ivermectin for COVID-19
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“WHO scientist faces death penalty” in India for advising against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19
Source: The People’s Voice, L’Observateur du Maroc et d’Afrique, Social media users, 2024-06-17 -
InaccurateNinth Circuit Court appeal regarding mRNA vaccines misinterpreted by Infowars and social media posts
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t vaccines, according to court ruling
Source: Infowars, Instagram, Twitter, Social media users, Alex Jones, 2024-06-08 -
InaccurateFalse claims that pandemic treaty abolishes nations’ sovereignty and allows WHO to impose health policies circulate on social media
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Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents
Source: The People’s Voice, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 2024-06-06 -
Partially correctCats can transmit toxoplasmosis to humans, but no evidence links toxoplasmosis to increased “hunger hormone” ghrelin
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"Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user, 2024-06-06 -
InaccurateNHS data doesn’t support Epoch Times’ claim that myocarditis only occurs after COVID-19 vaccines
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“Myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection.”
Source: The Epoch Times, Marina Zhang, 2024-06-03
