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Verifying the credibility of claims related to medical, health and life sciences.
Latest reviews
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UnsupportedDoctor misleads with post claiming ivermectin works against hantavirus
Claim:
Ivermectin “should work” against hantavirus because it blocks “RNA viruses from entering the nucleus [and] inhibits viral replication”
Source: X/Twitter, Mary Talley Bowden, 2026-05-07 -
InaccurateGerman placenta study didn’t show COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are harmful
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Vaccine-derived spike protein is harmful, its presence in placenta linked to rise in infant mortality
Source: X/Twitter, The Focal Points, Nicolas Hulscher, 2026-03-08 -
UnsupportedKeto diet isn’t cure for schizophrenia, contrary to US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
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Schizophrenia can be cured with the keto diet
Source: Twitter/X, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2026-02-04 -
IncorrectHealth influencer Paul Saladino incorrectly attributes acne to autoimmunity
Claim:
Acne is an autoimmune condition; removing vegetables from your diet can treat autoimmunity
Source: TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Paul Saladino, 2026-01-24 -
UnsupportedSouth Korea study does not show COVID-19 vaccines weaken immune system
Claim:
South Korea study shows COVID-19 vaccines “eroded immune function across an entire country—and likely the entire globe”
Source: The Focal Points, Vigilant Fox, X/Twitter, Nicolas Hulscher, 2025-11-11 -
UnsupportedMore research needed to determine if vitamin D helps treat fibroids
Claim:
“Number 1 vitamin to help shrink fibroids” is vitamin D
Source: TikTok, Social media users, Eric Berg, 2024-05-24
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Insights
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Wellness influencers claim mainstream medicine ignores natural remedies. They’re wrong
Social media posts promoting natural health products propagate the narrative that mainstream medicine disregards natural cures for the sake of profit. But this narrative is flawed and can lead to an incorrect assessment of the risks and benefits of natural health products. We explain in this Insight article.
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Infectious disease outbreaks: a magnet for conspiracy theories
Highly mediatized disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and hantavirus are invariably plagued by conspiracy theories alleging that they are a hoax or planned. Why are these conspiracy theories so appealing and what makes people vulnerable to them? We discuss these topics in detail in this Insight article.
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Hantavirus outbreak reignites COVID misinformation tropes
The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak triggered a wave of conspiracy theories and misinformation about ivermectin and vaccines, which were popular during the pandemic.