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Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that smoking causes lung cancer, instead of protecting against it
Claim:
Smoking may protect lungs from cancer
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Source: NewsPunch, Grayson Black, 2017-04-04 -
Inaccurate2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) does not contain “pShuttle-SN” sequence; no evidence that virus is man-made
Claim:
2019 novel coronavirus contains 'pShuttle-SN' sequence proving laboratory origin
Source: Natural News, Infowars, Mike Adams, Alex Jones, 2020-02-02 -
InaccurateNo causal association between the DTaP vaccine and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Claim:
The DTaP vaccine causes SIDS
Source: Raising Natural Children, Dawn Lorenz, 2019-12-09 -
InaccurateNo, “HIV insertions” were not identified in the 2019 coronavirus, contrary to claims based on questionable bioinformatics study
Claim:
Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions'
Source: Infowars, Zero Hedge, Anonymous, 2020-01-31 -
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Inaccurate“15% fatality rate” from coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection was based only on initial cases; infection fatality rate likely less than 3%
Claim:
Coronavirus hits 15% fatality rate
Source: Natural News, Mike Adams, 2020-01-25 -
InaccurateNo, an “FDA study” did not find that vaccines contain cancer-causing viruses
Claim:
The FDA study looked at vaccines that are made from living cells [...] oftentimes contaminated with hidden viral fragments which have the potential to cause cancer.
Source: Activist Post, Principia Scientific, Aaron Kesel, 2019-11-23 -
InaccurateNo increased risk of autism observed in African-American boys associated with MMR vaccine; claim based on erroneous study retracted in 2014
Claim:
The CDC found a 236% increased risk of autism in African-American boys associated with the MMR vaccine
Source: Facebook, Brian Hooker, 2014-08-08 -
UnsupportedNo conclusive evidence links consumption of bats with the 2019 coronavirus outbreak
Claim:
Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak linked to eating bats
Source: Daily Star, Infowars, The Sun, Emma Parker, Gemma Mullin, Paul Joseph Watson, 2020-01-22 -
InaccurateContrary to claims in viral social media posts, 2019 coronavirus was not lab-created nor was it patented years before outbreak
Claim:
[The coronavirus is] “new” yet it was lab-created and patented in 2015
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Jordan Sather, Chris Kirckof, 2020-01-23
