Inaccurate
Water fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
Claim:
“Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ”
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Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Anonymous, Social media users, 2022-09-21 -
Inaccurate
Water fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
Claim:
“Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ”
Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Anonymous, Social media users, 2022-09-21 -
UnsupportedThe COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an “international medical crisis” is baseless
Claim:
“there is an international medical crisis due to the diseases and deaths co-related to the administration of products known as ‘COVID-19 vaccines’”
Source: Daily Sceptic, One America News Network, Social media users, 2022-09-10 -
MisleadingConsuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
Claim:
Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-01 -
UnsupportedJustin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role
Claim:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Twitter, Substack, Social media users, Steve Kirsch, 2022-06-10 -
IncorrectMonkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
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 -
IncorrectCases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Cases of acute hepatitis in children are linked to COVID-19 vaccines
Source: Instagram, Twitter, Social media users, 2022-04-22 -
IncorrectCurrent evidence doesn’t indicate that sunscreen ingredients increase the risk of cancer; it shows that unprotected sun exposure does
Claim:
“Sunscreens cause cancer, not the sun”; sunscreen and sunless tanning products contain cancer-causing ingredients
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2022-04-03 -
MisleadingPfizer’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 -
UnsupportedThere is no evidence of U.S.-funded bioweapon labs in Ukraine; claims to the contrary misrepresent the U.S. Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
Claim:
There are U.S.-funded bioweapon labs in countries surrounding Russia; “Pentagon Funded Bio-Weapons Labs in the Ukraine”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Social media users, 2022-03-05