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Hydrogen peroxide given intravenously can be dangerous, has no known medical benefit
Claim:
Intravenous hydrogen peroxide "enables the body to cure itself of practically any disease"
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Source: Facebook, Farley Malorrus, 2023-04-19 -
InaccurateHerpes is a sexually transmitted infection; no strong evidence that herbs cure herpes
Claim:
Herpes is not a sexually transmitted disease; a commercially available plant product can cure herpes
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-04-12 -
InaccurateKaposi’s sarcoma is an opportunistic cancer that occurs in advanced AIDS patients; it’s not caused by poppers
Claim:
Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma
Source: Facebook, Robert Willner, 2023-03-31 -
InaccurateThe strands of cloud seen behind aeroplanes are trails of condensed water known as contrails, they are not chemtrails as some believe
Claim:
Chemtrails contain toxic substances such as barium salts that are 10 thousand times more toxic to your nervous system than lead
Source: Facebook, William Deagle, 2023-03-18 -
IncorrectMucus doesn’t cause arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions; cold weather doesn’t “detox” the body of excess mucus
Claim:
Excessive mucus causes bronchitis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and glaucoma
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-03-10 -
IncorrectNo scientific evidence for the claim that nattokinase can treat long COVID or “detox” COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
“Dissolution of Spike Protein by Nattokinase: Holy Grail of COVID-19 Vaccine Detoxification”; long COVID is caused by persistent spike protein in the body
Source: Substack, Facebook, Ben Lynch, Peter McCullough, 2023-03-19 -
UnsupportedNo evidence supports the use of medicinal plants mullein and marshmallow to cure or mitigate COVID-19
Claim:
Mullein leaves and marshmallow roots treat COVID-19
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Facebook user, 2023-03-12 -
IncorrectAlleged Morgellons test with cranberry juice doesn’t show nanoparticles, but precipitates from tannin-protein interactions
Claim:
Morgellons test using cranberry juice pulls out nanoparticles from chemtrails and air pollution
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-01-21 -
MisleadingMethodologically flawed cholesterol study from 2016 used to support false claims that high cholesterol increases longevity
Claim:
“A new study found that 92 percent of people with a high cholesterol level lived longer”
Source: Natural Solutions Magazine, Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-03-11 -
Inaccurate“Vitamin B17” is neither a vitamin nor a cancer treatment and can cause cyanide poisoning
Claim:
Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties”
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-03-01