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Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
Claim:
Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer
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Source: YouTube, The School of Greatness, Barbara O'Neill, Mark Hyman, 2023-03-23 -
InaccuratePeter McCullough makes multiple false, misleading, and unsupported claims about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy in viral podcast
Claim:
The spike protein induced by COVID-19 vaccines is toxic and causes diseases and deaths; nattokinase can counter these effects
Source: X22 Report, Peter McCullough, 2023-04-22 -
IncorrectHydrogen peroxide given intravenously can be dangerous, has no known medical benefit
Claim:
Intravenous hydrogen peroxide "enables the body to cure itself of practically any disease"
Source: Facebook, Farley Malorrus, 2023-04-19 -
InaccurateNo evidence that COVID-19 vaccination affects placenta, contrary to a claim by Naomi Wolf
Claim:
“Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised”
Source: Real America’s Voice, The Daily Clout, Naomi Wolf, 2023-04-19 -
Lacks contextDraft U.S. government report doesn’t conclude that fluoride is harmful at low levels
Claim:
“As fluoride goes up [...] IQ goes down in the developing brains of our kids”
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-04-17 -
UnsupportedAnalysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling misrepresents official UK data, doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines led to 600,000 deaths
Claim:
“600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots Says Top Insurance Analyst”
Source: The Florida Standard, Josh Stirling, Jonas Vesterberg, 2023-04-08 -
InaccurateHerpes is a sexually transmitted infection; no strong evidence that herbs cure herpes
Claim:
Herpes is not a sexually transmitted disease; a commercially available plant product can cure herpes
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-04-12 -
InaccurateHigh population immunity and low virus circulation the reasons for new Swiss COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, not vaccine injuries
Claim:
Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns
Source: Twitter/X, Anthony Hinton, 2023-04-08 -
UnsupportedCGTN video rehashes baseless claim about U.S. biolabs in Ukraine
Claim:
“U.S. biolabs in Ukraine” could be involved in “possible biological warfare”
Source: CGTN, William Jones, 2023-04-11 -
UnsupportedAn ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
Claim:
“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
Source: The Florida Standard, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-03-27
