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No evidence that eroding wind turbine blades harm farmland
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Farmers have lost their crops and livelihood due to microplastics and fiberglass from eroding wind turbine blades.
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Source: X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-17 -
IncorrectViral copypasta posts mislead about cancer causes and testing, promote unproven cancer remedies such as ivermectin, fenbendazole, alkaline water, and vitamin B17
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A list of alternative cancer treatments can be “successfully used to treat certain cancers”
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InaccurateJapanese study misrepresented in posts claiming “heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”
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“Japan sounds alarm as heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”
Source: TikTok, Slay News, Facebook, Frank Bergman, Social media users, 2025-01-18 -
Lacks contextSome evidence that wind turbines can harm eagles, but more are killed by other causes
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Windmills are a threat to eagles’ population.
Source: X/Twitter, Instagram, Social media users, 2025-01-16 -
InaccurateNature Biotechnology study misrepresented in social media posts claiming “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
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Nature study shows “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Source: X/Twitter, Facebook, Social media users, 2025-01-15 -
MisleadingExperimental study using mosquitoes to vaccinate against malaria wasn’t funded by Bill Gates
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“Researchers Funded by Bill Gates Turn Mosquitoes into ‘Flying Syringes’ to Deliver Vaccines”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2024-01-02 -
Wildfires in LA influenced by Santa Ana winds and dry vegetation; climate change a likely factor, contrary to viral misinformation
Wildfires occur when several unfortunate conditions align; they cannot be blamed on one factor alone, contrary to recent misinformation. Climate change increases the risk and severity of wildfires by worsening the conditions that lead and sustain them (e.g., arid/dry conditions).
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InaccurateThe human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been circulating for decades and isn’t a side effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
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“Pfizer has disclosed that Human Metapneumovirus is one of the potential side effects of their mRNA vaccine”
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-01-06 -
InaccuratePfizer didn’t release a list of COVID-19 vaccine side effects in 2025, contrary to allegations on social media
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“Pfizer just released a few days ago the side effects of the jab” ; this lists contains more than forty medical conditions that are side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-01-02 -
UnsupportedIngredients in bird flu vaccine Audenz are safe in the amounts present; no evidence that they’re toxic or cause cancer
Claim:
Bird flu vaccine contains dog DNA and other ingredients that are toxic or carcinogenic
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-01-01
