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Hulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
Claim:
A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases
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Source: TikTok, Facebook, Hulda Clark, 2024-01-03 -
IncorrectCOVID-19 vaccines don’t cause leprosy, aren’t responsible for leprosy cases in Florida
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines cause leprosy
Source: Instagram, Social media user, 2024-01-04 -
IncorrectSocial media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
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The pandemic was planned; respiratory illness surge in New York and China isn’t airborne but due to chlorine and benzene in food and water
Source: I AM Awakened, Alexander Cole, 2023-12-31 -
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InaccurateApproved COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain HIV proteins and don’t cause AIDS, contrary to claim misquoting BBC documentary
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COVID-19 vaccines contain proteins from HIV; “if you have taken the third dose, go and take a test for AIDS, then sue your government”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-12-16 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission and don’t increase mortality, contrary James Thorp’s claim
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COVID-19 vaccines are “an unqualified disaster”; they didn’t “[halt] viral spread” and they caused “high morbidity and mortality rates”
Source: The Wellness Company, James Thorp, 2023-12-13 -
InaccurateAndrew Tate peddles debunked claim about COVID-19 vaccines being “experimental poison” in Piers Morgan interview
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COVID-19 vaccines are “experimental poison”; COVID has gone away
Source: Piers Morgan Uncensored, Andrew Tate, 2026-11-20 -
IncorrectAddressing false claims that Vitamin K shots have toxic levels of aluminum, Hepatitis B vaccines contain toxic ingredients, and more
Claim:
Vitamin K shots are dangerous because of toxic levels of aluminum; Hepatitis B vaccines contain toxic ingredients
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-12-07 -
Variations on a theme: The evidence refuting the false claim that vaccines cause autism
While there has indeed been a rise in the number of autism diagnoses in the last decade, the evidence points not to vaccines as the cause, but to a broader diagnostic criteria of autism and increased awareness of the condition now as compared to the past.
