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Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
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Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer
Source: YouTube, The School of Greatness, Barbara O'Neill, Mark Hyman, 2023-03-23 -
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No evidence that a carnivore diet leads to “90% reduction in all diseases” or treats diabetes
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Carnivore diet produces “a 90% reduction in all diseases” and a reduction in insulin use by diabetics
Source: YouTube, Mikhaila Peterson, 2022-02-08 -
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Scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of heart attacks, contrary to Russell Brand video
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COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for the rise in heart attacks in young people
Source: YouTube, Russell Brand, 2023-02-27 -
Misleading
Studies indicate that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of death, despite misleading video on Europe excess death by John Campbell
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EuroMOMO data shows excess deaths in people aged 0 to 14; excess deaths in Europe cannot be explained by COVID-19
Source: YouTube, John Campbell, 2023-01-23 -
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Simulation exercises such as “Catastrophic Contagion” are a normal part of pandemic preparedness; they don’t predict future pandemics
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The tabletop exercise “Catastrophic Contagion” means that “Bill Gates and WHO have announced when we will see the next pandemic”
Source: YouTube, Clayton Morris, Natali Morris, 2022-12-26 -
Misleading
Video by John Campbell comparing historical and COVID-19 vaccines misleads on vaccine safety
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A study showed that the number of serious adverse vaccine events associated with COVID-19 vaccines is “too high”
Source: YouTube, John Campbell, 2022-12-31 -
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Monkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
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Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-05-13 -
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Pfizer’s confidential document shows adverse events reported following vaccination; it doesn’t demonstrate that the vaccine caused the events or is unsafe
Claim:
Safety surveillance data in the Pfizer’s document shows harmful effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Children's Health Defense, The Liz Wheeler Show, Social media users, John Campbell, Liz Wheeler, 2022-03-03 -
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Pfizer’s confidential document shows adverse events reported following vaccination; it doesn’t demonstrate that the vaccine caused the events or is unsafe
Claim:
Safety surveillance data in the Pfizer’s document shows harmful effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Children's Health Defense, The Liz Wheeler Show, Social media users, John Campbell, Liz Wheeler, 2022-03-03
