Incorrect
No scientific evidence indicates that parasites are the key cause of autoimmunity
Claim:
“the number 1 indicator of parasites is actually an autoimmune condition”
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Source: TikTok, Austin Lake, 2023-06-23 -
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: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-06-18 -
IncorrectMagnetic poles reversals are not cataclysmic events as claimed in the ‘Adam and Eve’ theory discussed on Joe Rogan podcast
Claim:
Magnetic poles reversals involve the Earth flipping vertically and momentarily stopping its rotation, causing cataclysmic events during 6 days.
Source: Spotify, TikTok, The Joe Rogan Experience, Jimmy Corsetti, Joe Rogan, 2023-01-18 -
UnsupportedLack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer
Claim:
Fenbendazole cures cancer
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Joe Tippens, 2023-05-17 -
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: TikTok, Facebook, 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: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-01-21 -
InaccurateSweetgum balls don’t contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient and there’s no evidence of an antiviral effect against COVID-19
Claim:
Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-01-17 -
InaccuratemRNA vaccines against COVID-19 don’t modify humans, and don’t make them patentable or owned by any entities
Claim:
“if a human is injected with a GMO it becomes a patented piece of property from the government”, “they take away all your rights with mRNAs”
Source: Instagram, TikTok, Instagram users, 2022-11-14 -
UnsupportedType 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s, but evidence so far doesn’t show that diabetes causes Alzheimer’s
Claim:
“Alzheimer’s most of the time is preventable. It’s not genetic, and it’s type 3 diabetes, which is insulin resistance of the brain”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-29 -
UnsupportedLittle clinical evidence supports the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C to treat cancer
Claim:
Intravenous vitamin C specifically kills only cancer cells and not healthy cells
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-08-21
