Misleading
Viral video makes inaccurate claims regarding sugar; suggests it causes medical conditions like cancer and ADHD
Claim:
Sugar causes ADHD in babies, dementia and Alzheimer's in adults, cancer
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Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-09-15 -
InaccurateContrary to viral claim, regulatory agencies knew of residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence this poses health concern
Claim:
Regulatory agencies didn’t know of residual DNA contamination in COVID-19 RNA vaccines; residual DNA could integrate into our DNA and cause cancer
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-21 -
IncorrectClaim that current climate change can be explained satisfactorily by natural cycles and volcanic activity does not have scientific support
Claim:
The cyclical activity of the Sun as well as other variations in solar and earth activity, and NOT anthropogenic CO2 emissions, are responsible for climate change
Source: Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-09-02 -
InaccurateTestimony by Steve Kirsch on the alleged harms of vaccination relies on flawed, biased analyses
Claim:
“All these vaccines are causing harm to our kids”; “The fully unvaccinated kids are always healthier”; “vaccines are causing chronic disease in America”
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-06-09 -
MisleadingThe commercially available Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe and was tested on more than 250 people, contrary to claim by statistician Christine Cotton
Claim:
“Pfizer’s COVID Shot Was Only Tested on 250 People”
Source: The Florida Standard, Twitter/X, Christine Cotton, 2023-07-09 -
InaccurateHigh population immunity and low virus circulation the reasons for new Swiss COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, not vaccine injuries
Claim:
Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns
Source: Twitter/X, Anthony Hinton, 2023-04-08 -
UnsupportedAn ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
Claim:
“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
Source: Twitter/X, The Florida Standard, Social media users, 2023-03-27 -
IncorrectCOVID-19 vaccines didn’t cause injuries and disabilities that cost the economy billions of dollars; vaccines benefited the economy
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines caused “26.6 million Injuries” and “1.36 million Disabilities” in 2022 and cost the economy billions of dollars.
Source: Twitter/X, Phinance Technologies, Edward Dowd, 2023-03-28 -
MisleadingViral memes listing COVID-19 topics about which authorities were allegedly “wrong” rehash debunked misinformation
Claim:
We were lied about “COVID-19 numbers”, treatments, natural immunity, and the origin of the virus; COVID-19 vaccines and control measures “didn’t work”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-02-28 -
MisleadingInfection-induced immunity is more unpredictable and poses a higher risk than vaccine-induced immunity
Claim:
“natural immunity provides superior protection to experimental vaccines; “They lied and said Natural Immunity wasn’t better than [vaccine]-induced immunity”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Children's Health Defense, Social media users, 2023-02-17
