Inaccurate
Strange bumps in the sky are natural cloud features, not the results of weather manipulation
Claim:
These clouds [mammatus and asperitas] are not normal; they are proof that they are messing with the weather.
Reviews of content from
TikTok
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Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-09-20 -
Inaccurate
Edible food coating Apeel doesn’t contain toxic ingredients; its ingredients are recognized as safe for use in foods
Claim:
Apeel contains harmful ingredients
Source: Facebook, TikTok, One America News Network, Alison Steinberg, Social media users, 2024-06-26 -
Incorrect
Unprotected sun overexposure, not sunscreen or sunglasses, causes sunburn and skin cancer
Claim:
“sunscreen and then skin cancer, it's a direct correlation”; wearing sunglasses increases the risk of sunburn; sunscreen reduces vitamin D production
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Social media users, 2024-07-11 -
Unsupported
No, a study didn’t establish that tampons are toxic and cause health problems, contrary to social media posts
Claim:
Toxic metals in tampons are causing reproductive health problems like endometriosis and infertility
Source: Threads, TikTok, Social media users, 2024-07-10 -
Inaccurate
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Inaccurate
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Misleading
Risk of secondary cancer from chemotherapy is low; chemo ingredients aren’t just 100% mustard gas
Claim:
Chemotherapy is 100% mustard gas, chemotherapy causes cancer
Source: YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Alexander Hickman (aka Yahki Rapha Elohim), 2024-05-28 -
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
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Carlos Juico, Social media users, 2024-01-04 -
Inaccurate
Mammograms 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 -
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Current 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
