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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
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Source: TikTok, Threads, Social media users, 2024-07-10 -
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MisleadingRisk of secondary cancer from chemotherapy is low; chemo ingredients aren’t just 100% mustard gas
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Chemotherapy is 100% mustard gas, chemotherapy causes cancer
Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Alexander Hickman (aka Yahki Rapha Elohim), 2024-05-28 -
IncorrectColored 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 -
InaccurateMammograms don’t increase risk of dying from breast cancer; they reduce it
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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: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Dave Asprey, Maria Menounos, 2024-05-15 -
IncorrectHimalayan salt formed through the evaporation of ancient seas; no evidence that this salt is petrified blood or tissue
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Himalayan salt deposits are the petrified remains of ancient giants.
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-05-18 -
InaccurateNo scientific basis for the claim that urine’s reaction to salt can confirm pregnancy
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The way urine reacts to salt is a test for pregnancy
Source: Facebook, TikTok, 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
