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- Health
Posted on: 2024-11-08
Baseless claims linking root canals with cancer and other serious illnesses rely on outdated and long-disproven theories

Claim:

Root canal treatment has “been shown to lead to diseases of the joints, brain, nervous system, and yes, even cancer"

Source: Facebook, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2024-11-01
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- Geology
- Climate
Posted on: 2024-07-09
Pyramid-shaped peaks in Antarctica are naturally carved by glaciers, not constructed by an ancient civilization

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Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’.

Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X/Twitter, 2024-03-20
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- Geology
Posted on: 2024-06-07
Dead things transform into fossil fuels in Earth’s crust over millions of years; no evidence of deeper origins or renewable source

Claim:

Oil and gas are not "fossil fuels"; they are a renewable energy source generated in Earth's deeper interior (i.e., upper mantle)

Source: X/Twitter, Robin Monotti, 2024-05-25
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- Climate
Posted on: 2024-05-16
Colorful auroras seen in May 2024 were caused by mass ejections from the Sun; not by HAARP experiments

Claim:

May 2024 auroras were caused by experiments from High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) experiments

Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X/Twitter, 2024-05-11

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