Incorrect
MMR vaccine prevents far more risks from measles, mumps, and rubella than it causes
Claim:
The MMR vaccine is more dangerous than the diseases it prevents; vaccination is linked to the rise in autism rates
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Source: Facebook, Candace Owens, 2024-03-03 -
MisleadingVitamin A doesn’t cure or prevent measles; vaccine is most effective prevention
Claim:
Vitamin A can prevent measles or treat measles symptoms
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-28 -
MisleadingSide effects from vaccination aren’t more dangerous than measles outbreaks
Claim:
Media exaggerates the harm of some measles cases while it ignores millions of “vaccine injury reports”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2025-02-20 -
Misleading“VAIDS” is not a real medical condition; causes of post-vaccination syndrome require more research
Claim:
Yale study found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause “vaccine-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” (VAIDS) and post-vaccination syndrome (PVS)
Source: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Liz Wheeler, 2025-02-22 -
Inaccurate
Flight paths are not evidence for a flat Earth
Claim:
Flights from New Zealand to Argentina connect through the U.S., which only makes sense if the Earth is flat.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-14 -
Unsupported
New study contained methodological limitations and failed to show that COVID-19 vaccines increase disease burden, despite claims by Patrick Flynn
Claim:
“COVID-19 ‘vaccinated’ people are sicker”; “‘Vaccinated’ individuals experienced [...] higher rates of COVID-19 infections, and increased musculoskeletal issues compared to the unvaccinated”
Source: Facebook, Patrick Flynn, 2025-02-17 -
Inaccurate
Long-lasting contrails aren’t proof of chemtrails, and they aren’t caused by aluminum, barium, or other metals
Claim:
Aircraft are spraying chemical gas with traces of aluminum, barium, and other metals to manipulate the weather by blocking the sun and creating chemical rains and fogs.
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2025-02-14 -
Misleading
Sodium azide in some at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits only linked to toxicity due to accidental ingestion and other non-intended uses
Claim:
At-home COVID-19 test kits contain harmful substances like sodium azide, proving “PCR testing is not good for anyone”
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-12 -
Unsupported
Altered video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes unproven use of apple cider vinegar as diabetes cure
Claim:
Apple cider vinegar is a cure for diabetes; it’s an effective substitute to metformin therapy and dietary changes
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-09 -
Mostly accurate
Infants younger than 6 months had the second highest COVID-associated hospitalization rate for most of the pandemic
Claim:
“Babies under 6 months have the second highest hospitalization rate after the elderly”
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2025-02-06
