Inaccurate
Breast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims
Claim:
“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”
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Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-06-18 -
Lacks contextDraft U.S. government report doesn’t conclude that fluoride is harmful at low levels
Claim:
“As fluoride goes up [...] IQ goes down in the developing brains of our kids”
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-04-17 -
UnsupportedAn ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
Claim:
“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
Source: Twitter/X, The Florida Standard, Social media users, 2023-03-27 -
IncorrectAlleged Morgellons test with cranberry juice doesn’t show nanoparticles, but precipitates from tannin-protein interactions
Claim:
Morgellons test using cranberry juice pulls out nanoparticles from chemtrails and air pollution
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-01-21 -
MisleadingViral memes listing COVID-19 topics about which authorities were allegedly “wrong” rehash debunked misinformation
Claim:
We were lied about “COVID-19 numbers”, treatments, natural immunity, and the origin of the virus; COVID-19 vaccines and control measures “didn’t work”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-02-28 -
MisleadingInfection-induced immunity is more unpredictable and poses a higher risk than vaccine-induced immunity
Claim:
“natural immunity provides superior protection to experimental vaccines; “They lied and said Natural Immunity wasn’t better than [vaccine]-induced immunity”
Source: Instagram, Twitter/X, Children's Health Defense, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-02-17 -
InaccurateSweetgum balls don’t contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient and there’s no evidence of an antiviral effect against COVID-19
Claim:
Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-01-17 -
Flawed reasoningPre-human changes in climate do not negate contemporary human influence on modern warming, contrary to implication in popular Instagram post
Claim:
Climate changed naturally in prehistoric eras, modern climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-01-17 -
UnsupportedThe Pfizer bivalent vaccines are very unlikely to increase the risk of ischemic stroke, contrary to claims on social media
Claim:
The Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine causes strokes
Source: Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-01-14 -
UnsupportedViral videos on Facebook promote unproven cancer cures; no evidence that pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. FDA are hiding the cure for cancer
Claim:
Turmeric, ketogenic diet, ozone therapy, megadoses of vitamin C and adaptogens are cures for cancer that have been suppressed for four decades
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2022-12-11
