Misleading
Higher COVID-19 death toll under Biden than Trump reflects longer presidential term spent managing the COVID-19 pandemic
Claim:
More deaths from COVID-19 occurred during Biden's administration than Trump's
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Source: Threads, Social media user, 2024-09-10 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that red onion and Coca-Cola infusion cures the flu; drinking soda is linked to adverse health outcomes
Claim:
Drinking an infusion of red onion and Coca-Cola can cure the flu
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-08-31 -
Flawed reasoningPeople experiencing homelessness died more frequently from COVID-19 than the general population
Claim:
COVID-19 was not deadly, otherwise homeless people would not have survived the pandemic
Source: Threads, Social media user, 2024-08-21 -
UnsupportedSoap-soaked cotton balls aren’t a reliable method for removing ticks, contrary to recurring viral claim
Claim:
Using a soap-soaked cotton ball is a safe and easy way to remove ticks
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-08-04 -
CorrectFacebook reel correctly claims that babies under six months shouldn’t drink water
Claim:
Babies under six months shouldn’t drink water as it can result in health risks
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-06-13 -
Partially correctCats can transmit toxoplasmosis to humans, but no evidence links toxoplasmosis to increased “hunger hormone” ghrelin
Claim:
"Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels
Source: YouTube, Facebook, Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user, 2024-06-06 -
MisleadingVaccines don’t contain cells or tissues of aborted fetuses
Claim:
Some vaccines “incorporate aborted fetal tissue”
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-04-23 -
UnsupportedIt’s safe to use aluminum foil when cooking food; no evidence to date showing it causes Alzheimer’s or cancer
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Cooking with aluminum foil can cause Alzheimer’s, cancer
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-03-22 -
UnsupportedClaim that artificial sweeteners like aspartame cause cancer lacks support, according to review from WHO agencies
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Artificial sweeteners “are proven to cause cancer”; “people in the 1930s ate cake, cookies and ice cream with SUGAR. And they were healthy”
Source: Instagram, Social media user, 2024-03-16 -
InaccurateChildhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients
Claim:
Childhood vaccines contain “mixed up toxins” including formaldehyde, aluminum, aborted fetal DNA, fetal bovine serum, monkey kidney cells, mercury, pig circoviruses
Source: Instagram, Social media user, 2024-03-03