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More research needed to determine if vitamin D helps treat fibroids
Claim:
“Number 1 vitamin to help shrink fibroids” is vitamin D
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Source: TikTok, Social media users, Eric Berg, 2024-05-24 -
InaccurateStudy finds Southern Ocean’s surface is becoming saltier and losing sea ice, not experiencing an ‘ocean current reversal’
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New study finds a major current in the Southern Ocean has reversed.
Source: The Guardian, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2025-07-10 -
MisleadingDiesel generators did not power wind farms in Scotland, nor anywhere else
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Diesel generators are powering wind turbines.
Source: X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-06-14 -
MisleadingCan solar panels warm their surroundings? Yes, but so can other materials
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Solar panels can heat up their surroundings and have unknown consequences on the surrounding environment.
Source: Twitter/X, Social media users, 2025-04-17 -
MisleadingVitamin A doesn’t cure or prevent measles; vaccine is most effective prevention
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Vitamin A can prevent measles or treat measles symptoms
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-28 -
MisleadingSide effects from vaccination aren’t more dangerous than measles outbreaks
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Media exaggerates the harm of some measles cases while it ignores millions of “vaccine injury reports”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2025-02-20 -
InaccurateFlight paths are not evidence for a flat Earth
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Flights from New Zealand to Argentina connect through the U.S., which only makes sense if the Earth is flat.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-14 -
MisleadingNo evidence that measles prevents cancer or heart disease, can lead to long-term health problems instead
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Measles prevents cancer, provides long-term health benefits
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2025-02-15 -
MisleadingSodium azide in some at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits only linked to toxicity due to accidental ingestion and other non-intended uses
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At-home COVID-19 test kits contain harmful substances like sodium azide, proving “PCR testing is not good for anyone”
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-12 -
UnsupportedAltered video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes unproven use of apple cider vinegar as diabetes cure
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Apple cider vinegar is a cure for diabetes; it’s an effective substitute to metformin therapy and dietary changes
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-09
