Incorrect
Colored squares on toothpaste tubes guide machines during production, aren’t secret codes for ingredients
Claim:
Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients
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Source: TikTok, Facebook, Carlos Juico, Social media users, 2024-01-04 -
InaccurateMammograms don’t increase risk of dying from breast cancer; they reduce it
Claim:
Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-05-22 -
UnsupportedCurrent evidence doesn’t suggest coffee contains toxic levels of mold, nor that it causes cancer
Claim:
Toxin found in coffee attacks the bladder and kidneys, causes cancer
Source: TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Maria Menounos, Dave Asprey, 2024-05-15 -
IncorrectHimalayan salt formed through the evaporation of ancient seas; no evidence that this salt is petrified blood or tissue
Claim:
Himalayan salt deposits are the petrified remains of ancient giants.
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2024-05-18 -
InaccurateNo scientific basis for the claim that urine’s reaction to salt can confirm pregnancy
Claim:
The way urine reacts to salt is a test for pregnancy
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-05-19 -
IncorrectMesas, buttes, and similar landforms are created by deposition and erosion; they are not the remains of ancient trees
Claim:
Several types of flat-topped landforms, such as buttes and mesas, are the remains of giant ancient trees.
Source: TikTok, 2024-03-04 -
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UnsupportedNo research shows that dandelion can kill cancer cells or treat cancer in humans
Claim:
Dandelion is able to “kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-05-06 -
UnsupportedMamavation report doesn’t provide sufficient evidence for the claim that Band-Aids contain “cancer-causing forever chemicals”
Claim:
Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in Band Aids
Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-04-03 -
UnsupportedCastor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
Claim:
“Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-03-12