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Posted on: 2024-03-07
Childhood 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
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- Health
Posted on: 2024-03-06
Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation

Claim:

Chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats may cause infertility and delayed puberty

Source: Facebook, New York Post, Twitter, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Social media user, Shannon Thaler, 2024-02-15
Incorrect
- Health
Posted on: 2024-02-20
Vaccines don’t cause autism; difference in infant mortality rates between Japan and the U.S. unrelated to childhood vaccine coverage

Claim:

Vaccines contain unhealthy levels of aluminum; Japan’s elimination of vaccines has reduced infant mortality

Source: Instagram, Social media user, 2024-02-12
Incorrect
- Health
Posted on: 2024-01-20
Folk remedy of placing raw onions on feet to cure illness lacks scientific evidence

Claim:

Placing raw onion on the bottom of the feet eliminates illness

Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2023-12-27
Incorrect
- Health
Posted on: 2024-01-11
COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause leprosy, aren’t responsible for leprosy cases in Florida

Claim:

COVID-19 vaccines cause leprosy

Source: Instagram, Social media user, 2024-01-04

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