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No scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes
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Food supplements get “perfect sugar levels restored” and “help with type 2 [diabetes]”
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-02 -
InaccurateLarge-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
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Babies of vaccinated mothers are dying in disproportionate numbers and the COVID-19 vaccines are responsible
Source: War Room Battleground, Naomi Wolf, 2022-05-25 -
InaccuratePublished research from the Wuhan Institute of Virology didn’t describe artificially created monkeypox strains; the research is unrelated to the 2022 monkeypox outbreak
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Researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) “assembled monkeypox strains”
Source: The National Pulse, Natalie Winters, 2022-05-22 -
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UnsupportedNo scientific data support the existence of orgone and its ability to cure cancer
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“Wilhelm Reich invented a way to cure cancer”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-05-14 -
IncorrectMonkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
Source: TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Social media users, 2022-05-13 -
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MisleadingFollowing COVID-19 vaccination, the spike protein is produced in small quantities in the body, which have not been shown to be harmful
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“[Spike] is harmful to the human body in at least eight different ways [and] can persist in the human body for weeks, or even months, after a person gets vaccinated”
Source: The Epoch Times, Roman Balmakov, 2022-05-19 -
UnsupportedScientific evidence doesn’t support the claim that induced abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and mental illness
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Abortion increases the risk of breast cancer, mental illness, and preterm labor
Source: Newsmax, Christina Francis, George Delgado, 2022-05-17 -
UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports the claim that consuming apple cider vinegar is a rapid and effective long-term weight control approach
Claim:
Apple cider vinegar and thermogenic supplements are effective for rapid weight loss
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-05-01
