Reviews of content from
YouTube
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Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis to humans, but no evidence links toxoplasmosis to increased “hunger hormone” ghrelin
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"Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels
Source: YouTube, Facebook, Social media user, Chervin Jafarieh, 2024-06-06 -
Misleading
Risk 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, TikTok, YouTube, Alexander Hickman (aka Yahki Rapha Elohim), 2024-05-28 -
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Current evidence doesn’t suggest coffee contains toxic levels of mold, nor that it causes cancer
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Toxin found in coffee attacks the bladder and kidneys, causes cancer
Source: TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Maria Menounos, Dave Asprey, 2024-05-15 -
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Evidence so far doesn’t indicate an association between COVID-19 vaccines and autoimmune diseases
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COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a higher risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Source: The Megyn Kelly Show, YouTube, Megyn Kelly, 2023-09-06 -
Incorrect
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Inaccurate
US proposed bills and hearings do not confirm the use of chemtrails, which do not exist and are not a geoengineering strategy
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US state governments are banning chemtrails, confirming secret government programs using chemtrails for various purposes that harm the public and the environment
Source: YouTube, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-01-12 -
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Russell Brand’s YouTube videos use flawed analyses and simplistic correlations to link COVID-19 vaccines to heart issues, cancer, excess deaths
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COVID-19 vaccines are associated with an increase in heart conditions, cancer
Source: YouTube, Russell Brand, 2024-01-10 -
Inaccurate
Public information film on coronavirus allegedly from the 1970s is a parody published in 2020
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A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s
Source: YouTube, Social media users, 2020-05-24 -
Misleading
Marty Makary relies on misleading and unsubstantiated claims to accuse U.S. government of spreading misinformation
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The U.S. government spread misinformation that vaccinated immunity was far greater than natural immunity, that masks were effective, that myocarditis was more common after the infection than the vaccine
Source: YouTube, Facebook, Marty Makary, 2023-10-16