Misleading
Contrary to viral Instagram videos, COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against severe disease
Claim:
Vaccine effectiveness has fallen from 100% to 20%; the early reported vaccine effectiveness figures were lies
Reviews of content from
Social media users
-
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2022-12-01 -
MisleadingDeath of a four-year-old boy in Argentina was due to lung infection, contrary to social media posts implying vaccination was the cause
Claim:
Death of 4 years old poster boy for vaccination campaign is linked to COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2022-11-13 -
UnsupportedType 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s, but evidence so far doesn’t show that diabetes causes Alzheimer’s
Claim:
“Alzheimer’s most of the time is preventable. It’s not genetic, and it’s type 3 diabetes, which is insulin resistance of the brain”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-29 -
UnsupportedLittle clinical evidence supports the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C to treat cancer
Claim:
Intravenous vitamin C specifically kills only cancer cells and not healthy cells
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-08-21 -
MisleadingBiden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
Claim:
President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from hurricanes
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-27 -
MisleadingThe amount of potassium chloride in Dasani bottled water is safe and won’t cause cardiac arrest
Claim:
“Potassium chloride actually causes cardiac arrest […] and we’re drinking it in Dasani water.”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-16 -
Lacks contextLittle clinical evidence supports the use of papaya seeds to treat intestinal parasites
Claim:
“Papaya seeds contain compounds that naturally kill parasites”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-11 -
InaccurateWater 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 -
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
