Inaccurate
Consuming sufficient vitamin C is necessary for health and plays an important role in many of the body’s chemical processes
Claim:
“The herbs heal [...] not vitamin C, because the body is not composed of any vitamin C”
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Source: Facebook, Alfredo Bowman, 2022-06-29 -
InaccurateAbortion can be medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
Claim:
“Abortion is never medically necessary”
Source: Live Action, Kendra Kolb, 2022-06-27 -
UnsupportedAbortifacient plants are dangerous, and ineffective as an abortion method
Claim:
Plants such as pennyroyal, blue and black cohosh or mugwort are an effective alternative abortion method
Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2022-06-24 -
InaccurateStudies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; preprint claiming to show otherwise is flawed
Claim:
“Covid Vaccines More Likely to Put You in Hospital Than Keep You Out”
Source: Daily Sceptic, Will Jones, 2022-06-22 -
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Studies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; preprint claiming to show otherwise is flawed
Claim:
“Covid Vaccines More Likely to Put You in Hospital Than Keep You Out”
Source: Daily Sceptic, Will Jones, 2022-06-22 -
UnsupportedThe claim that medical doctors are more likely to kill than firearms isn’t supported by evidence
Claim:
“In America, you’re 6x more likely to be killed by a Doctor than a gun”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-13 -
UnsupportedJustin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role
Claim:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Substack, Facebook, Twitter/X, Social media users, Steve Kirsch, 2022-06-10 -
UnsupportedSADS is caused by genetic mutations affecting the electrical system regulating heartbeat; no evidence it is caused by COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with the sudden death of young adults
Source: Facebook, Candace Owens, 2022-06-08 -
IncorrectScientific evidence shows that mask-wearing is effective at limiting community transmission; claims that face masks increase mortality are based on flawed correlation studies
Claim:
“Countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage”; “Mask Mandates [are] Associated With Increased Covid Death Rate”
Source: The National Pulse, Townhall Media, Zacharias Foegen, 2022-06-05 -
UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes
Claim:
Food supplements get “perfect sugar levels restored” and “help with type 2 [diabetes]”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-02
