Unsupported
Doctor misleads with post claiming ivermectin works against hantavirus
Claim:
Ivermectin “should work” against hantavirus because it blocks “RNA viruses from entering the nucleus [and] inhibits viral replication”
Reviews of content from
X/Twitter
-
Source: X/Twitter, Mary Talley Bowden, 2026-05-07 -
InaccurateGerman placenta study didn’t show COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are harmful
Claim:
Vaccine-derived spike protein is harmful, its presence in placenta linked to rise in infant mortality
Source: X/Twitter, The Focal Points, Nicolas Hulscher, 2026-03-08 -
InaccurateViral claims that cows and beef are climate solutions ignore the impacts of cattle farms
Claim:
Cows are carbon-negative; to tackle climate change, we need to raise more cows and eat more beef.
Source: TikTok, X/Twitter, Social media user, 2025-12-18 -
UnsupportedSouth Korea study does not show COVID-19 vaccines weaken immune system
Claim:
South Korea study shows COVID-19 vaccines “eroded immune function across an entire country—and likely the entire globe”
Source: Vigilant Fox, X/Twitter, The Focal Points, Nicolas Hulscher, 2025-11-11 -
MisleadingSignificant flaws in Henry Ford study used to claim childhood vaccines cause harm
Claim:
Unpublished study from Henry Ford Health System shows unvaccinated children are healthier
Source: X/Twitter, Nicolas Hulscher, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Aaron Siri, 2025-09-09 -
Lacks contextDo renewables need a second grid?
Chris Wright’s claims that renewables require to maintain a second grid and are always more expensive leave out crucial context about how electric grids work.
-
InaccurateNo, the ocean is not ‘cooling’, contrary to viral claims – it’s been warming at an accelerating rate
Claim:
Global ocean temperatures have been cooling, proving there is no global warming.
Source: X/Twitter, Peter Clack, 2025-07-20 -
Lacks contextWide Awake Media repeats misleading claims that wind turbines are expensive and environmentally unfriendly
Claim:
Building a single wind turbine requires a jaw-dropping quantity of energy and resources. Wind turbines are expensive, inefficient, bird-, and bat-slaying.
Source: X/Twitter, Wide Awake Media, 2025-07-18 -
MisleadingDiesel generators did not power wind farms in Scotland, nor anywhere else
Claim:
Diesel generators are powering wind turbines.
Source: X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-06-14 -
UnsupportedCandace Owens repeats unsubstantiated claim about HPV vaccine causing infertility
Claim:
HPV vaccine Gardasil causes infertility
Source: X/Twitter, Candace Owens, 2025-05-09
