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Little clinical evidence supports the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C to treat cancer
Claim:
Intravenous vitamin C specifically kills only cancer cells and not healthy cells
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Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-08-21 -
MisleadingCharlie Kirk’s video listing reasons to oppose COVID-19 vaccines contains multiple incorrect, misleading, and unsupported statements
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines were “rushed into market”; VAERS shows an “unusual spike in vaccine adverse events”; unvaccinated people aren't a threat to vaccinated people
Source: The Charlie Kirk Show, Charlie Kirk, 2022-10-04 -
MisleadingBiden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
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President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from hurricanes
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-27 -
UnsupportedArticle by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines might do more harm than good
Source: Journal of Insulin Resistance, Aseem Malhotra, 2022-09-26 -
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Article by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
Claim:
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines might do more harm than good
Source: Journal of Insulin Resistance, Aseem Malhotra, 2022-09-26 -
UnsupportedNeither medical treatments nor errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
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“The third leading cause of death is MD-directed treatments”
Source: TikTok, Peter Glidden, 2022-09-18 -
MisleadingThe amount of potassium chloride in Dasani bottled water is safe and won’t cause cardiac arrest
Claim:
“Potassium chloride actually causes cardiac arrest […] and we’re drinking it in Dasani water.”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-16 -
UnsupportedThere is no evidence to support claim that Solfeggio frequencies remove toxins from the body
Claim:
Solfeggio frequencies can regenerate the body, remove toxins, remove negativity
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-09-19 -
Lacks contextLittle clinical evidence supports the use of papaya seeds to treat intestinal parasites
Claim:
“Papaya seeds contain compounds that naturally kill parasites”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-11 -
InaccurateWater fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
Claim:
“Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ”
Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Anonymous, Social media users, 2022-09-21
