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Video about blank COVID-19 vaccine insert falsely implies there are no safety data for COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Blank COVID-19 vaccine safety inserts show there are no safety and effectiveness studies for these vaccines
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-08-03 -
InaccurateWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to edited video claiming otherwise
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“Dr Tedros doesn’t have his vaccination”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-07-02 -
Inaccurate2023 malaria cases in the U.S. are unrelated to the release of genetically modified mosquitoes, contrary to viral claims online
Claim:
Bill Gates-funded company released genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S. and caused a malaria outbreak
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-07-05 -
InaccurateBreast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims
Claim:
“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-06-18 -
UnsupportedLack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer
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Fenbendazole cures cancer
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Joe Tippens, 2023-05-17 -
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IncorrectSome studies suggest nutritional deficiencies may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, but they aren’t the sole cause as social media post claims
Claim:
Alzheimer’s disease is a “physician-caused disease” that arises due to nutritional deficiencies
Source: Facebook, Joel Wallach, 2023-04-26 -
IncorrectHydrogen 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"
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
